12th Antenna Documentary Film Festival | Feb 9-18, 2024
Antenna Documentary Film Festival is shifting its schedule from its usual October slot to February. The 12th edition of Antenna is set to run from February 9-18, 2024, in cinemas across Sydney.
“The launch of SXSW Sydney, which is scheduled to run during our traditional festival dates, coupled with our successful experience of hosting Antenna in February 2022, led us to believe that changing the dates would better serve our audience and our partners” said Festival Director David Rokach
The Festival remains committed to highlighting the finest non-fiction cinema and exposing audiences to the limitless potential of the genre. Antenna will also continue to host seminars, talks, panel discussions, an industry conference (DocTalk), professional development programs (Rough Cut Lab, Meet the Experts).
Entries are now open for the 12th edition and are being accepted through Film Freeway in two categories:
- Feature Documentary Competition which comes with two cash-prizes totalling 10,000 AUD. 7,500 AUD for the ‘Best Feature Documentary Award’ winner and 2,500 AUD for the ‘Special Jury Award’ winner. These prizes are sponsored by Macquarie University.
- Australian Short Documentary Competition which comes with a 5,000 AUD cash prize, sponsored by the Australian Film Television & Radio School.
BECAUSE WE HAVE EACH OTHER
Q&A screening
Randwick Ritz – 25 May, 6:30pm
Don’t miss the special Q&A screening of BECAUSE WE HAVE EACH OTHER (Antenna 2022) on Thursday 25 May at the Ritz Cinemas, with award-winning director Sari Braithwaite and special guests.
A masterclass in slice-of-life documentary filmed over 5 years, the film is delightfully hyper-intimate, embedding its audience in the life of a neurodiverse family in the forgotten working-class suburb of Logan. More info and tickets here.
Documentaries at Sydney Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival is just around the corner and we have additional documentary standouts to share with you.
THE ARC OF OBLIVION
Filmmaker Ian Cheney’s plan to build an ark takes him on a wonderfully whimsical journey that involves unexpected twists and turns, and surprise guests (Werner Herzog included).
QUEENDOM
Non-conformity in Putin’s Russia is a risky business, as experienced by queer artist and activist Gena Marvin. Winner, NEXT: WAVE Award at CPH:DOX 2023.
THE ETERNAL MEMORY
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Maite Alberdi won Sundance’s World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for this heart-wrenching yet humour-filled documentary about a devoted Chilean couple facing a challenging future together.
THE CARNIVAL
Go on an epic road trip with the Bells, a sixth-generation carnival family, as they haul their convoy of trucks, rides and workers from Batemans Bay to Darwin and back.
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