A range of prizes are awarded throughout the year to recognise academic excellence and celebrate student achievement. Most require no application, and the award will be reflected on your transcript. Others, such as the Sydney Prizes, have application deadlines.
All Sydney Film Festival award winners are presented with the Festival’s mesmeric swirl awards, designed and handmade by Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy of Dinosaur Designs. PARKROYAL Darling Harbour is the official home away from home for SFF’s Awards Juries.
The Event Cinemas Rising Talent Award is open to Australian filmmakers who have had fewer than five short films to their name. 2024’s winner was Bridget Morrison, who starred in Say.
This thoughtful picture book follows a Chinese Jewish family as they celebrate both Rosh Hashanah in fall and Lunar New Year in early spring. Warm illustrations evoke the paper cutting traditions of both cultures in this lovely look at two new years. 2024 Sydney Taylor Book Award committee chair and reviewer Richard Ho reviews this title on AJL’s mock award blog, The Sydney Taylor Shmooze. Click here for information about purchasing STBA seals to put on your own copies of winning titles.
