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Special Presentations

A selection of highly anticipated premieres, festival hits and local highlights presented at iconic venues across Sydney.

Lose yourself and celebrate cinema with the ultimate Sydney Film Festival experience at the magnificent State Theatre, your home for star-studded Festival faves. From red carpet events and world premieres, to award-winning films and special guests – elevate your Festival with our spectacular special selections.

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Wed Jun 5 at 6:00pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5

The Outrun

Feature Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn, Little Women) is terrific as a recovering addict in this moving adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s 2017 bestseller set in Scotland’s Orkney Islands. Sundance and Berlinale selected.
Thu Jun 6 at 6:00pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5

The Dead Don't Hurt

Feature Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings) directs and stars opposite Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread) in this gun-slinging revisionist western centring a defiant woman against her corrupt surroundings.
Guest
Thu Jun 6 at 8:45pm State Theatre

The Bikeriders

Feature Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy lead a stunning ensemble cast in Jeff Nichols’ (Take Shelter, SFF 2011) stylish, gritty take on the rise and menacing transformation of an iconic American motorcycle club.
Guest
Fri Jun 7 at 6:00pm State Theatre

The Convert

Feature Guy Pearce stars as a British preacher caught up in 1830s Māori wars in Lee Tamahori’s (Once Were Warriors, 1993; Mahana, SFF 2016) sweeping historical drama. Toronto 2023.
Fri Jun 7 at 6:30pm Palace Norton Street - Cinema 3

The Dead Don't Hurt

Feature Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings) directs and stars opposite Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread) in this gun-slinging revisionist western centring a defiant woman against her corrupt surroundings.
Fri Jun 7 at 6:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

My Old Ass

Feature In this hilarious love story starring Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella, and produced by Margot Robbie, a young woman about to head off to college receives a visit from her future self.
Fri Jun 7 at 8:00pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 4

Lee

Feature Oscar winner Kate Winslet stars alongside Alexander Skarsgård in this fascinating true portrait of WWII correspondent Lee Miller. Selected Toronto FF.
Fri Jun 7 at 8:35pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5

A Different Man

Feature In this meta A24 dramedy, Sebastian Stan is brilliant as a man who undergoes radical surgery to become handsome – with schadenfreude-inducing results. A highlight from the 2024 Berlinale competition.
Sat Jun 8 at 9:15am State Theatre

The Monk And The Gun

Feature The latest charmer from Oscar-nominated Pawo Choyning Dorji is set in the weeks before Bhutan’s first democratic election in 2006. It’s a moment of upheaval in this highly religious state, a former monarchy, and trouble brews when an elderly monk purchases two guns...
Sat Jun 8 at 4:25pm State Theatre

Dahomey

Documentary Trailblazing filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics) won the Golden Bear at Berlinale 2024 for her ingenious documentary on the repatriation of royal treasures to present-day Benin in West Africa.
Guest
Sat Jun 8 at 6:15pm State Theatre

The Pool

Documentary A spectacular cinematic portrait of the iconic Bondi Icebergs – the pool and the people who cherish it – from The Final Quarter (SFF 2019) director Ian Darling.
Sat Jun 8 at 6:30pm Ritz Randwick - Cinema 1

My Old Ass

Feature In this hilarious love story starring Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella, and produced by Margot Robbie, a young woman about to head off to college receives a visit from her future self.
Guest
Sun Jun 9 at 11:45am State Theatre

Porcelain War

Documentary The winner of the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2024 follows three Ukrainian artists who choose to stay behind and fight, defiantly finding beauty amid destruction.
Sun Jun 9 at 2:30pm State Library of NSW

Lee

Feature Oscar winner Kate Winslet stars alongside Alexander Skarsgård in this fascinating true portrait of WWII correspondent Lee Miller. Selected Toronto FF.
Sun Jun 9 at 2:45pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3

Dahomey

Documentary Trailblazing filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics) won the Golden Bear at Berlinale 2024 for her ingenious documentary on the repatriation of royal treasures to present-day Benin in West Africa.
Guest
Sun Jun 9 at 5:30pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5

The Pool

Documentary A spectacular cinematic portrait of the iconic Bondi Icebergs – the pool and the people who cherish it – from The Final Quarter (SFF 2019) director Ian Darling.
Guest
Sun Jun 9 at 8:00pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5

The Convert

Feature Guy Pearce stars as a British preacher caught up in 1830s Māori wars in Lee Tamahori’s (Once Were Warriors, 1993; Mahana, SFF 2016) sweeping historical drama. Toronto 2023.
Mon Jun 10 at 3:15pm State Theatre

Green Border

Feature Legendary filmmaker Agnieszka Holland’s gripping refugee thriller raised the ire of some Polish politicians and inspired protests on its way to a box office record. Special Jury Prize, Venice.
Mon Jun 10 at 6:15pm State Theatre

A Different Man

Feature In this meta A24 dramedy, Sebastian Stan is brilliant as a man who undergoes radical surgery to become handsome – with schadenfreude-inducing results. A highlight from the 2024 Berlinale competition.
Mon Jun 10 at 8:40pm State Theatre

My Old Ass

Feature In this hilarious love story starring Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella, and produced by Margot Robbie, a young woman about to head off to college receives a visit from her future self.
Tue Jun 11 at 4:45pm State Theatre

Dahomey

Documentary Trailblazing filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics) won the Golden Bear at Berlinale 2024 for her ingenious documentary on the repatriation of royal treasures to present-day Benin in West Africa.
Tue Jun 11 at 6:30pm Ritz Randwick - Cinema 5

A Different Man

Feature In this meta A24 dramedy, Sebastian Stan is brilliant as a man who undergoes radical surgery to become handsome – with schadenfreude-inducing results. A highlight from the 2024 Berlinale competition.
Guest
Tue Jun 11 at 7:00pm Ritz Randwick - Cinema 1

The Bikeriders

Feature Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy lead a stunning ensemble cast in Jeff Nichols’ (Take Shelter, SFF 2011) stylish, gritty take on the rise and menacing transformation of an iconic American motorcycle club.
Guest
Tue Jun 11 at 8:30pm State Theatre

Kid Snow

Feature Be the first in the world to see the story of Kid Snow: the down-and-out slugger with one last shot at the title in a travelling boxing tent show, as sweat and sand fly in a 1970s WA.
Wed Jun 12 at 6:00pm State Theatre

The Outrun

Feature Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn, Little Women) is terrific as a recovering addict in this moving adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s 2017 bestseller set in Scotland’s Orkney Islands. Sundance and Berlinale selected.
Guest
Wed Jun 12 at 6:15pm Ritz Randwick - Cinema 5

The Convert

Feature Guy Pearce stars as a British preacher caught up in 1830s Māori wars in Lee Tamahori’s (Once Were Warriors, 1993; Mahana, SFF 2016) sweeping historical drama. Toronto 2023.
Thu Jun 13 at 6:00pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5

Green Border

Feature Legendary filmmaker Agnieszka Holland’s gripping refugee thriller raised the ire of some Polish politicians and inspired protests on its way to a box office record. Special Jury Prize, Venice.
Thu Jun 13 at 6:30pm Ritz Randwick - Cinema 3

The Monk And The Gun

Feature The latest charmer from Oscar-nominated Pawo Choyning Dorji is set in the weeks before Bhutan’s first democratic election in 2006. It’s a moment of upheaval in this highly religious state, a former monarchy, and trouble brews when an elderly monk purchases two guns...
Thu Jun 13 at 8:40pm State Theatre

The Dead Don't Hurt

Feature Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings) directs and stars opposite Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread) in this gun-slinging revisionist western centring a defiant woman against her corrupt surroundings.
Fri Jun 14 at 6:00pm State Theatre

Touch

Feature An epic romantic story spanning decades and continents, from Iceland to Japan via London. Love blooms, is lost and then searched for 50 years later. Based on the best selling novel.
Fri Jun 14 at 6:00pm Ritz Randwick - Cinema 1

The Outrun

Feature Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn, Little Women) is terrific as a recovering addict in this moving adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s 2017 bestseller set in Scotland’s Orkney Islands. Sundance and Berlinale selected.
Guest
Fri Jun 14 at 6:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Porcelain War

Documentary The winner of the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2024 follows three Ukrainian artists who choose to stay behind and fight, defiantly finding beauty amid destruction.
Guest
Fri Jun 14 at 7:00pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 2

Kid Snow

Feature Be the first in the world to see the story of Kid Snow: the down-and-out slugger with one last shot at the title in a travelling boxing tent show, as sweat and sand fly in a 1970s WA.
Guest
Sat Jun 15 at 1:45pm State Theatre

Despicable Me 4

Feature Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) faces a new nemesis (Will Ferrell) in Illumination’s non-stop animated actioner Despicable Me 4, with a screenplay co-written by Mike White (The White Lotus).
Guest
Sat Jun 15 at 3:00pm Ritz Randwick - Cinema 1

The Pool

Documentary A spectacular cinematic portrait of the iconic Bondi Icebergs – the pool and the people who cherish it – from The Final Quarter (SFF 2019) director Ian Darling.
Sat Jun 15 at 4:00pm State Theatre

Lee

Feature Oscar winner Kate Winslet stars alongside Alexander Skarsgård in this fascinating true portrait of WWII correspondent Lee Miller. Selected Toronto FF.
Guest
Sat Jun 15 at 5:30pm Ritz Randwick - Cinema 2

Kid Snow

Feature Be the first in the world to see the story of Kid Snow: the down-and-out slugger with one last shot at the title in a travelling boxing tent show, as sweat and sand fly in a 1970s WA.
Sat Jun 15 at 5:45pm Ritz Randwick - Cinema 3

Green Border

Feature Legendary filmmaker Agnieszka Holland’s gripping refugee thriller raised the ire of some Polish politicians and inspired protests on its way to a box office record. Special Jury Prize, Venice.
Sat Jun 15 at 7:00pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 4

Touch

Feature An epic romantic story spanning decades and continents, from Iceland to Japan via London. Love blooms, is lost and then searched for 50 years later. Based on the best selling novel.
Sun Jun 16 at 6:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

The Monk And The Gun

Feature The latest charmer from Oscar-nominated Pawo Choyning Dorji is set in the weeks before Bhutan’s first democratic election in 2006. It’s a moment of upheaval in this highly religious state, a former monarchy, and trouble brews when an elderly monk purchases two guns...
Tue Jun 18 at 8:25pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

The Outrun

Feature Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn, Little Women) is terrific as a recovering addict in this moving adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s 2017 bestseller set in Scotland’s Orkney Islands. Sundance and Berlinale selected.
Guest

The Bikeriders

Feature Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy lead a stunning ensemble cast in Jeff Nichols’ (Take Shelter, SFF 2011) stylish, gritty take on the rise and menacing transformation of an iconic American motorcycle club.
Guest

The Convert

Feature Guy Pearce stars as a British preacher caught up in 1830s Māori wars in Lee Tamahori’s (Once Were Warriors, 1993; Mahana, SFF 2016) sweeping historical drama. Toronto 2023.

Dahomey

Documentary Trailblazing filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics) won the Golden Bear at Berlinale 2024 for her ingenious documentary on the repatriation of royal treasures to present-day Benin in West Africa.

The Dead Don't Hurt

Feature Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings) directs and stars opposite Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread) in this gun-slinging revisionist western centring a defiant woman against her corrupt surroundings.
Guest

Despicable Me 4

Feature Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) faces a new nemesis (Will Ferrell) in Illumination’s non-stop animated actioner Despicable Me 4, with a screenplay co-written by Mike White (The White Lotus).

A Different Man

Feature In this meta A24 dramedy, Sebastian Stan is brilliant as a man who undergoes radical surgery to become handsome – with schadenfreude-inducing results. A highlight from the 2024 Berlinale competition.

Green Border

Feature Legendary filmmaker Agnieszka Holland’s gripping refugee thriller raised the ire of some Polish politicians and inspired protests on its way to a box office record. Special Jury Prize, Venice.
Guest

Kid Snow

Feature Be the first in the world to see the story of Kid Snow: the down-and-out slugger with one last shot at the title in a travelling boxing tent show, as sweat and sand fly in a 1970s WA.

Lee

Feature Oscar winner Kate Winslet stars alongside Alexander Skarsgård in this fascinating true portrait of WWII correspondent Lee Miller. Selected Toronto FF.

The Monk And The Gun

Feature The latest charmer from Oscar-nominated Pawo Choyning Dorji is set in the weeks before Bhutan’s first democratic election in 2006. It’s a moment of upheaval in this highly religious state, a former monarchy, and trouble brews when an elderly monk purchases two guns...

My Old Ass

Feature In this hilarious love story starring Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella, and produced by Margot Robbie, a young woman about to head off to college receives a visit from her future self.

The Outrun

Feature Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn, Little Women) is terrific as a recovering addict in this moving adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s 2017 bestseller set in Scotland’s Orkney Islands. Sundance and Berlinale selected.
Guest

The Pool

Documentary A spectacular cinematic portrait of the iconic Bondi Icebergs – the pool and the people who cherish it – from The Final Quarter (SFF 2019) director Ian Darling.
Guest

Porcelain War

Documentary The winner of the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2024 follows three Ukrainian artists who choose to stay behind and fight, defiantly finding beauty amid destruction.

Touch

Feature An epic romantic story spanning decades and continents, from Iceland to Japan via London. Love blooms, is lost and then searched for 50 years later. Based on the best selling novel.
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