Sydney Virtual Film Festival
Where Audiences Choose the Winners
A quarterly film festival celebrating independent cinema with cash prizes for filmmakers, guaranteed distribution for winners, and $9,000 in viewer rewards.
Filmmaker Prizes
Cash prizes for top 3 in each category
PLUS: ALL filmmakers receive 70% of ticket sales revenue, regardless of placement. Your film earns money from day one!
Viewer Prizes
Watch films, rate them, and win cash!
How to Enter: Watch any festival film and rate it. Each film you watch and rate = 1 entry. Watch more = Better odds!
Festival Categories
Top 3 winners in each category receive cash prizes
Feature Films
60+ minutes
Short Films
Under 40 minutes
Documentary
All lengths
Australian Content
Made in Australia
Student Films
Current students
First-Time Filmmakers
Debut films
Animation
All techniques
Experimental
Avant-garde
How It Works
Simple, transparent, and fair
Submit on FilmFreeway
Submit your film through FilmFreeway. All accepted films are guaranteed screening.
Register as Organizer
Selected filmmakers receive invitation to register and upload their film to our platform.
Audiences Vote
Viewers watch films and rate them. Audience scores determine category winners.
Win & Earn
Top 3 win cash prizes. ALL filmmakers earn 70% of ticket sales. Winners get guaranteed distribution.
Why We're Different
The first festival that actually rewards filmmakers AND viewers
❌ Traditional Festivals
- • Pay submission fee, get nothing back
- • 3-5 "experts" decide winners
- • No money to filmmakers
- • No viewer rewards
- • Festival keeps all revenue
- • No distribution guarantee
✅ Sydney Virtual Film Festival
- • Guaranteed screening for all
- • Thousands of viewers decide
- • Cash prizes for top filmmakers
- • $9,000 in viewer prizes
- • 70% revenue share to ALL filmmakers
- • Winners get guaranteed distribution
2025 Festival Schedule
Quarterly festivals throughout the year
Ready to Submit Your Film?
Join the festival that rewards both filmmakers and audiences. Submit through FilmFreeway today!