Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival

Have your project featured at the center of cinematic business in Australia, FOX Studios. The festival will be running for one week, celebrating the best of local and international talent - with the eye on taking the filmmakers showcased to the next level in their careers. Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival is an international showcase of truly independent cinema. Features, shorts, animations, and scripts from all over the world – no screening restrictions on premiere or screening/online status.

The Australian market has a strong hunger for local and international indie content which is why buyers and press will be invited to see experience your project first hand, in the best possible setting - it is Sydney Lift-Off’s mission to deliver you to the Australian film marketplace!

Submit to this festival and 24 other film festivals on Filmfreeway for $89. Any number of projects, unlimited submitting for the entire year!
- Simply head to www.liftoff.network
- And join the Lift-Off Community

Our Professional Membership is an annual subscription of $89, it entitles you to the following benefits...

- Fee waivers across our entire festival network - (worth $700)
- Free tickets to all of our events around the world
- Access to a real-time global jobs board - work within the industry
- Access to a huge scripts database
- Contact screenwriters from all over the world
- Upload your own scripts
- Apply for global production support
- Apply for career guidance | One2One Career Roadmapping
- And much more...

Lift-Off offers every official selection screening at Sydney Lift-Off:-

-- PR and marketing support to get your screening into the industry press
-- Introduction to talent agents, managers and publicists
-- Feedback directly from the attending audiences
-- Distribution contacts from our local and global distribution channels
-- Representation at the major film markets

Not only is our festival a global showcase for filmmakers looking to take that next step, we provide a free service where we take your work to the major film markets AFM, Cannes, Berlin...etc All with the aim of getting your work acquired by distributors.

Lift-Off is a thriving global community of artists and your association can be as big as you want it to be. From global screenings, distribution, PR support and production work - just from submitting to us alone you are opening yourself up to some genuine opportunities that lie ahead.

Australia has, for many years, cultivated some of the best independent work the market has ever seen. From filmmakers to actors, Australia has exported some of the best talents, and arguably some of the most imaginative work for generations. The Lift-Off Film Festival Network see our festival in Sydney as the perfect bridge between entry-level work and full professional status. A great way to inspire the next generation and an instantly romantic and exciting destination for outsiders to screen their projects.

It is definitely worth submitting to our other festivals as well to widen your work’s platform and maximise your networking opportunities. There are different judges per festival, giving your film a better chance of going forwards into the Lift-Off Network! The top two winning films get official selections at upcoming Lift-Off cities!