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] The Sydney Film Prize jury was headed by Bosnian filmmaker Danis Tanović.
[5] The following films were selected for the main international competition: The following awards were presented at the festival: