Sydney Underground Film Festival

15/07/2026

We had the pleasure of screening PARTLY FICTION the Harry Dean Stanton doc a number of year back. Happy birthday to the enigma that was Harry!

15/07/2026

Summoning all lovers of cinema-going....The countdown to the 20th SUFF has officially begun!

EARLY BIRD PASSES ARE ON SALE NOW!

For a limited time (before the full program is released on 12th August), you can grab a Full Festival Pass for the early bird price of $185 and score an exclusive limited-edition commemorative SUFF #20 dog tag – created especially to celebrate two decades of SUFF!

Your Full Festival Pass gives you access to Opening & Closing Nights PLUS all 13 sessions of the fest - that's four days of boundary-pushing features, thought-provoking documentaries, wild shorts, filmmaker Q&As, special events, and everything else in between.

📅 10–13 September 2026
📍 @ The Factory Theatre, Marrickville

⚠️ Early Bird Passes are strictly limited. Secure yours now and be part of SUFF history!

Follow this link > https://www.suff.com.au/tickets

13/07/2026

Vale Sam Neill. Seemed so genuine and lovely (especially after seeing those posts with his farm animals!) Looking back at his filmography, you forget just how many incredible films and TV series he was part of - Possession, Dead Calm, Jurassic Park, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, The Piano... the list just goes on and on. Thank you for all the films!

08/07/2026

Whilst we’re conjuring up the final touches on the festival schedule, feast your eyes on the 2026 artwork by local Sydney artist

Created especially for our 20th year of SUFF, it’s an epic tribute to two decades of strange, visionary and unforgettable cinema. We can’t wait to open portals to new dimensions and get lost in film with you all once again.

And did you notice? We’ve manifested ourselves back to where it all began...

🎟️ Limited Early Bird Passes go on sale Wednesday 15 July, 10am.

📜 Full Program Reveal: Wednesday 12 August, 10am.

📅 SUFF 10–13 September 2026

Lock in the dates. Summon your friends. We’ll see you in September!

30/06/2026

Honestly you guys and gals... thank you. 🖤

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported the Sydney Underground Film Festival through our Australian Cultural Fund campaign for 2026, and to all the film lovers in Sydney and beyond who continue to champion SUFF and independent cinema.

The cinema community is one of the most generous, passionate and supportive communities out there. Everywhere we look, we are seeing exciting momentum from more and more microcinemas popping up across the country, more artist-run spaces, exciting new film events and festivals, and audiences showing up for unique cinematic experiences.

F U C K S T R E A M I N G !
(...when it comes to replacing the cinema experience.)

It's a reminder that movies are meant to be experienced together, in a dark room, with a crowd.

C I N E M A I S N O T D E A D !

And we couldn't be more excited to be part of it. Thank you for believing in what we do. Here's to another year of underground cinema. 🎬🖤

Big thanks to: 🙌 Deb Baumann 🙌 Glenn Shea 🙌 Amelia Ulrick 🙌 Henry Stone 🙌 Daniel Mandich 🙌 Janet O'Connell 🙌 Cat Dundas 🙌 Jane Mills 🙌 Matt Hoskins 🙌 Whitney Monaghan 🙌 Richard Kuipers 🙌 Sandra Kingston 🙌 Jason Davis 🙌 Taylor Saito-Patch 🙌 Nikki Pappas 🙌 Anonymous folk!

25/06/2026

💬 TESTIMONIAL FROM BRIAN LONANO... One of our all-time favourite filmmakers!

A huge thank you to Brian for the incredibly kind words as we celebrate 20 years of SUFF.

If you've never experienced Brian's work, do yourself a favour and find them! 🔗 www.brianlonano.com

Films of Brian's that we have proudly screened at SUFF:

🔥 GWILLIAM
A recently released criminal is looking for a good time. He can forget his sins... but he can never forget Gwilliam. The stuff of nightmares!

💥 BFF GIRLS
Three dorky American girls magically transform into glamorous Japanese superheroes to battle a giant tampon monster on their journey into womanhood.

🤯 CONTENT: The Lo-Fi Man
What begins as Brian’s loving homage to Tetsuo: The Iron Man quickly descends into something “shocking”!

🚨 Got a weird, wild, provocative or completely unclassifiable film? Only 4 DAYS remain until the final submission deadline for SUFF 2026!

🎬 Submit now via FilmFreeway
https://filmfreeway.com/SydneyUndergroundFilmFestival

24/06/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who has backed our 20th Anniversary Australian Cultural Fund campaign so far!

Your support means a lot plus the kind messages posted too!

Our goal is a modest $5,000, and we're already 65% funded.
One week to go - so on the home stretch!

If you would like to help us celebrate 20 years of SUFF - all donations over $2 are tax deductible.
🔗 https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000g5sZZMAY/20th-annual-sydney-underground-film-fest

Thank you for helping keep independent, weird, wild and boundary-pushing cinema alive. 🖤

23/06/2026

17/06/2026

🤯 Okay it's no where near as good as a real life visit but now everyone can "visit" The Criterion Collection closet! 1,247 real Criterion editions that are shelved in spine-number order - exactly as a true collector keeps them. Look around, read the spines, and pull any one off the shelf to inspect the case!
https://the-criterion-closet.vercel.app/

17/06/2026

Crazily we are celebrating 20 years this September for SUFF (i know insane) and we are having a modest support drive before June 30.

A big portion of this money will go to printing the program as it wouldn't be right to not have a physical program to hold for this milestone year! And thanks to the Australian Cultural Fund you will get an instant tax deductible receipt.

Thanks everyone for your support over the years whether it's been via a campaign drive, making films, buying tickets or just championing SUFF!

We have 14 days left and at 51%!
https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000g5sZZMAY/20th-annual-sydney-underground-film-fest
Thank you! ❤