Dendy Awards
Synopsis
The 10 finalists compete for four illustrious prizes: the Dendy Live Action Short Award and the Yoram Gross Animation Award (winners of these two awards are eligible for the Academy Awards); the Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best Director; and the AFTRS Craft Award; and the inaugural Event Cinemas Rising Talent Award. All finalists screen together in two sessions with the filmmakers in attendance.
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Films showing at this event
This Will Never Last
A mosaic illustration of a night out in Newtown.
Say
With her partner behind the wheel, 21-year-old Dana decides to take control for the sake of her three-year-old daughter.
The Meaningless Daydreams of Augie & Celeste
Two best friends embark on a high-stakes game of imagination, which takes an unforeseeable turn and threatens to jeopardise their relationship.
The Gay
Egos clash on set between the director and leading man, triggering a professional and personal crisis.
The Disconnected
A Kurdish man disenchanted by Australia decides to go back to Türkiye – but first he needs money.
Die Bully Die
A surprise reunion with a high school bully in a fancy restaurant resurfaces unresolved trauma. Is revenge a dish best served cold?
Darwin Story
When her mother takes ill, a young woman abroad returns to Darwin. Is she ready to think differently about the place she calls home?
Bong Xi Fa Cai
Mary Chang, a 22-year-old slacker, accidently eats her housemate’s weed cookie before a family Chinese New Year celebration.
Besharam!
A mother-son relationship takes a strange turn when his addiction is discovered.
Alone
Come aboard transport ship CF 80622 en route to Earth 2.0 and witness one maintenance robot’s attempt to evade loneliness.
Tickets
Sydney Film festival acknowledges Australia’s First Nations People as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land, and pay respect to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, upon whose Country SFF is based.
We honour the storytelling and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.
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