The winners of the 2023 sidney prize have been selected and announced. This year, first place receives $5000 in prize money and two runners-up will receive $750 each. Overland will publish the winning story in our autumn edition, and the runners-up stories online. The judges and Overland would like to thank all the entries for their contributions, especially those that took up the voices of marginalised identities or explored issues of power and justice in Australia.
The Hillman Foundation has been awarding the Sidney Prize since 1950, honoring journalists who pursue investigative reporting and deep storytelling in the public interest. Past winners have included Hilton Als writing for The New York Times, Ed Yong writing for The Atlantic, and Jane Mayer reporting on the illegal logging in Indonesia.
In addition to the prestigious Sydney Film Festival Awards, the Festival presents numerous awards for filmmakers, writers and producers through its Official Competition line-up. These prizes include a Sydney Film Festival Medallion, which is presented to the winner of the main competition, and a mesmerising swirl award designed and handmade in Sydney by Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy of Dinosaur Designs.
This competition is open to all NSW residents who have a valid SFCU Mastercard and meet the entry requirements. Terms and Conditions are available here.
The Sydney International Film Festival (SIFF) is the most prestigious film festival in Australia and has been held annually in Sydney since its inaugural event in 1977. The SIFF is a not-for-profit organisation and relies on generous support from corporations, sponsors, donors and the general community. It is the only major Australian film festival to be endorsed by the FIAPF, the world’s most recognised organisation for promoting and protecting the professional interests of the international art cinema.
Each year, the Sydney Film Festival awards the best films in the Official Competition with nine illustrious honours – including the coveted Sydney Film Prize, which goes to the most audacious, cutting-edge and courageous work of filmmaking in the official competition line-up. This year, the ATP champion will receive $521,000 and the women’s champion will take home $108,000 in prize money.
A scholarship in memory of Sidney Cox is awarded for that piece of undergraduate writing which most nearly meets the high standard of originality and integrity set by Professor Cox in his teaching and in his book Indirections for Those Who Want to Write. This essay can be on any subject, and is not restricted to students majoring in English.
Irving B. Oberman Memorial Award
The Oberman Award was established by bequest from the estate of Irving B. Oberman, a graduate of MIT and former president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. The award is given annually for the best paper by a student in one of seven current legal subjects: bankruptcy; constitutional law and equal justice under law; environmental law; family law; law and technology; and law and history.
The Edelstein Prize was established in 1968 through the generosity of the late Dr. Sidney Edelstein, a noted expert on the history of dyes and founder of a specialty chemical manufacturing firm. The prize, which is awarded by SHOT, consists of $3500 and a plaque.