Sydney Film Festival – Living Archive

Sydney Film Festival is one of the oldest and most prestigious film festivals in the world, having been established in 1954.
Over the years, the festival has grown in significance, attracting filmmakers, actors, and watchers from all around the globe. It has also played a crucial role in promoting Australian cinema and providing a platform for emerging talents. Today, the SFF continues to be a major cultural event and a highlight of the Australian film calendar.
SFF approached us to capture its legacy in a Living Archive – a website that documents everything from red carpet photos, to festival programs, to detailed information on every film that has been screened.
With so much material, we wondered how someone would best find what they’re looking for. Would they be overwhelmed with where to start? Instead of sorting through a box of treasures like these, why not knock it over and sort through a random scattering of unknown gems? This informed our randomised, scattered layout of the homepage.
Visitors can upload their own reflections on films, recount significant memories from attending the festival, and read through various essays and interviews.
As time goes on, the Living Archive will continue to grow — bringing a unique curation of selected images to the homepage with every page load.
Project Team
Jeremy Ward, Elliot Schultz, Daniel Lever, Eric Chung, Vinny Owen, Bec Ashmore, Sarina Mafrici and Eric Di Cuollo
Contributors
Archivist – Jessica Furlong
Sydney Film Festival
Frances Wallace, Leigh Small, Georgia Shepard, Josh Forward, Josh Taylor, Janette Chen and Kate Dun