71st Sydney Film Festival

71st Sydney Film Festival
Opening filmMidnight Oil: The Hardest Line by Paul Clarke
Closing filmThe Substance by Coralie Fargeat
LocationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Founded1954
Festival date5–16 June 2024
Websitesff.org.au
Sydney Film Festival
72nd

The 71st annual Sydney Film Festival was held from 5 to 16 June 2024.[1] The festival opened with Paul Clarke's documentary film Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line,[2] and closed with Coralie Fargeat's horror film The Substance.[3]

Overall the festival screened 197 films, including 28 world premieres and 133 Australian premieres.[4]

  1. ^ Luke Buckmaster, "From mythic creatures to innovative documentaries: 10 films to see at Sydney film festival 2024". The Guardian, 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ Patrick Frater, "‘Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line’ Rockumentary to Open Sydney Film Festival". Variety, 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ Sean Slatter, "Coralie Fargeat’s ‘The Substance’ to close Sydney Film Festival". IF Magazine, 29 May 2024.
  4. ^ Lars Brandle, "Sydney Film Festival Sets 2024 Program". Variety, 8 May 2024.