[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-9704":3},{"festival":4,"years":22,"news":27,"about":28},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":12,"logoAppearance":13,"logoOg":19,"about":20,"isManaged":21},9704,"sydney-world-film-festival-australia","open","Sydney World Film Festival","",[11],"SWFF","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fjd6x4qli.webp?v=31cf984a",{"mode":14,"edge":15,"edgeLight":16,"plateLight":17,"plateDark":17,"crop":18,"og":18},"mono-light","#ffffff",true,"none",null,"\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F8560.jpg?v=31cf984a","Sydney World Film Festival presents independent cinema outside the mainstream, with international and Australian work across narrative, documentary, animation, experimental film and music video. Its history begins with an online event in 2015 and expands to live screenings in 2018. The festival is a Velvet Room project and screens at Palace Central in Chippendale, Sydney. Alongside its screenings, the festival supports local filmmakers through reduced submission fees and participates in The Bigger Screen’s Connecting Cultures programme. Selected filmmakers receive the Tarkovski Grant, a package of submission fee waivers for partner festivals. The dates for the 2027 edition are 25–28 May 2027.",false,[23,25],{"year":24,"hasAwards":21,"hasSelection":16},"2026",{"year":26,"hasAwards":21,"hasSelection":16},"2016",[],{"aboutHtml":29,"countries":30,"focus":32,"categories":33,"nextDates":40,"awardsPrizes":41,"rules":42,"website":43,"contacts":44,"editDate":53},"\u003Cp>Sydney World Film Festival presents independent cinema outside the mainstream, with international and Australian work across narrative, documentary, animation, experimental film and music video. Its history begins with an online event in 2015 and expands to live screenings in 2018. The festival is a Velvet Room project and screens at Palace Central in Chippendale, Sydney.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Alongside its screenings, the festival supports local filmmakers through reduced submission fees and participates in The Bigger Screen’s Connecting Cultures programme. Selected filmmakers receive the Tarkovski Grant, a package of submission fee waivers for partner festivals. The dates for the 2027 edition are 25–28 May 2027.\u003C\u002Fp>",[31],"Australia",[],[34,35,36,37,38,39],"Animation","Documentary","Experimental","Feature","Music Video","Short","25 May 2027 — 28 May 2027","Jury awards include Best Narrative Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Narrative Short Film, Best Documentary Short Film, Best Experimental Film, Best Animated Film, Best Music Video and Best Australian Film. Selected filmmakers receive the Tarkovski Grant, a package of submission fee waivers for partner festivals.","Films of all forms and genres are eligible. Non-English-language films require English subtitles. Rough cuts and incomplete projects are not accepted. Previously premiered or distributed films may enter, although distribution or screenings concurrent with the festival or in the same month may affect screening eligibility. Separate entry forms are required for multiple submissions. Selected films cannot be withdrawn. Filmmakers must hold the necessary rights and grant permission for festival and associated screenings. The festival does not pay screening fees. See the official submission platform for the complete current terms.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sydneyfilmfest.com",[45,49],{"type":46,"value":47,"note":48},"Email","sydney@velvetroom.org","General enquiries",{"type":50,"value":51,"note":52},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Ffilmfreeway.com\u002FSydneyWorldFilmFestival","Film submissions and regulations",1792404157]