Special screenings, film festivals and outdoor movies, with confirmed upcoming dates from public listings. Check the organiser for the full programme and booking details.
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Friday 9 Oct
1 sessionpm2026 Sydney Science Fiction Film FestivalEvent Cinemas – George Street · SydneyEvent Cinemas – George StreetSydneyFilm & screeningsfrom $22.50Fri, 9 OctFri, 9 Oct
Friday 9 Oct · 6:00pm – 9:00pm
The 2026 Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival delivers once again on its mission to provide the largest launching pad possible for ground-breaking speculative cinema from Australia and across the globe. This year, our celebration of visionary science fiction/fantasy works will be presenting the World Premieres of three Australian feature films - Enzo Tedeschi's generations-spanning drama RESONANCE; Steven Kastrissios' expansive, brooding, Albanian-set fantasy, SKYBREAKERS; and, Sean Bell's ode to our inner-city denizens of the future, ELECTRIC FEEL.
1 sessionpm2026 Sydney Science Fiction Film FestivalEvent Cinemas – George Street · SydneyEvent Cinemas – George StreetSydneyFilm & screeningsfrom $22.50Sat, 10 OctSat, 10 Oct
Saturday 10 Oct · 6:00pm – 9:00pm
The 2026 Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival delivers once again on its mission to provide the largest launching pad possible for ground-breaking speculative cinema from Australia and across the globe. This year, our celebration of visionary science fiction/fantasy works will be presenting the World Premieres of three Australian feature films - Enzo Tedeschi's generations-spanning drama RESONANCE; Steven Kastrissios' expansive, brooding, Albanian-set fantasy, SKYBREAKERS; and, Sean Bell's ode to our inner-city denizens of the future, ELECTRIC FEEL.
1 sessionpm2026 Sydney Science Fiction Film FestivalEvent Cinemas – George Street · SydneyEvent Cinemas – George StreetSydneyFilm & screeningsfrom $22.50Sun, 11 OctSun, 11 Oct
Sunday 11 Oct · 6:00pm – 9:00pm
The 2026 Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival delivers once again on its mission to provide the largest launching pad possible for ground-breaking speculative cinema from Australia and across the globe. This year, our celebration of visionary science fiction/fantasy works will be presenting the World Premieres of three Australian feature films - Enzo Tedeschi's generations-spanning drama RESONANCE; Steven Kastrissios' expansive, brooding, Albanian-set fantasy, SKYBREAKERS; and, Sean Bell's ode to our inner-city denizens of the future, ELECTRIC FEEL.
1 sessionamJapanese Film Festival 2026Palace Norton Street · LeichhardtPalace Norton StreetLeichhardtFilm & screeningsfrom $25Tue, 17 NovTue, 17 Nov
Tuesday 17 Nov · 12:00am – 12:00pm
From 17 to 29 November 2026, the Japanese Film Festival (JFF) returns to Sydney to showcase the best of contemporary Japanese filmmaking, featuring Australian premieres, international festival favourites, award-winning features and box-office hits from some of Japan's leading directors. The festival opens with the Australian premiere of Look Back, the highly anticipated new title from acclaimed filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda. Other highlights include Tokyo Taxi from the legendary Yōji Yamada, Cannes-selected animated feature We Are Aliens, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's samurai drama The Samurai and the Prisoner, Berlinale prize winner AnyMart, Takashi Miike's SHAM, and the hit romantic drama 1st Kiss. In addition to its festival lineup, JFF 2026 presents a dedicated Animation Showcase, a free retrospective celebrating legendary composer Tōru Takemitsu, and a selection of the latest releases direct from the Japanese box office.