The 12th Persian Film Festival Australia will take place from 16 to 19 April 2026 in Sydney.
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The 12th Persian Film Festival will be held in April to May 2026. The program will include an official competition in feature, documentary and short film categories where the festival jury will present the Golden Gazelle Award to the best film in each section. The festival will open in Sydney and will tour to other major Australian capitals.
In light of the ongoing events in the past few months and the devastating realities facing Iran today, including the silencing of people through state-imposed internet shutdowns, the festival reaffirms its commitment to being a space where those voices are heard.
The films we have curated speak directly to the Iranian experience as it is lived right now, and through the last decades.
