Sydney Film Festival
The first Sydney Film Festival was held in June 1954, at the University of Sydney in four halls. This annual event has since grown into a 12 day festival �that draws international and local attention, with films being showcased in several venues across the city centre.
The first festival had only 1200 tickets available, and the sold out audience saw films ranging from Jacques Tati's Jour de Fete to Buster Keaton's The General. By 1957 the festival expanded to the Wintergarden at Rose Bay, on Sydney's famous harbour, and the Cremorne Orpheum, as well as the university.
Sydney Film Festival not only showcases the best in film from across Australia and around the world, but also encourages dialogue between filmmakers and audiences. In 1977, the festival began programming talks that have evolved into an essential feature of each festival year.
Since 2008, the festival hosts an Official Competition, which is recognised by the Federation Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films (FIAPF). The Sydney Film Prize, a cash prize of $AUD60,000, was established to reward new directions in film: films which have emotional power and resonance, are audacious cutting edge and courageous, and go beyond the usual treatment of a subject matter.
The 2012 festival will screen the best of the world's cinema, with films including features, documentaries, short films, retrospectives, films for families and animations
When? June 6 -17, 2012 Where? Various venues What? 2011 programme | Schedule 2011
Tickets? Box Office
Festival Website? Sydney SFF
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