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2009 Ticketing Prices
FlexiPasses
Flexi10 - $131
Flexi20 - $241
Flexi30 - $331
Single session tickets
Single Adult - $17
Single Concession - $14.50 **
Daytime State Theatre Concession - $12 ***
Group Tickets (groups of 10+) - $12
Child (under 18) - $7.50
Opening Night gala (film only) - $20
Opening Night gala concession (film only) - $17
Opening Night gala (film and party) - $80
Closing Night - $20
Closing Night concession - $17
Each item booked in 2009 includes a $1 Service Fee. This is so that the Sydney Film Festival can provide you with a high level of service for your ticketing needs. For FlexiPass sales, the Service Fee only applies at the time of sale; it does not apply when redeeming your FlexiPasss.
* Daytime Stalls Subscriptions are unreserved seating
** Concessions available to full-time students, pensioners, unemployed, seniors, and members of the following organisations: MEAA, AFI, SPAA, ACS, AFI, AWG, ASE, IF, DGA. Concession cards must be shown. Sydney Film Festival will be conducting spot checks at our venues. Concession ticket holders without valid identification will be refused entry.
***Daytime Concessions are available at the State Theatre for those sessions available to Daytime Subscribers. Full details of these sessions at time of program release.
FlexiPasses
FlexiPasses are available in bundles of 10, 20, or 30. They can be purchased and redeemed online against adult tickets for individual films. FlexiPasses cannot be redeemed against sessions deemed as Special events, including the Opening Night Gala and Closing Night.
FlexiPasses can be redeemed for up to four tickets per screening. Click here for tips on how to redeem your FlexiPass
Buy online, print at home
Avoid the queues in 2009. We would like your experience to be as hassle-free as possible, so all tickets (except subscriptions) are designed for you to print at home or at work. Your tickets will be individually named, and, where applicable, will have your allocated seat assigned to them.
Please treat your tickets and print-outs carefully. Sydney Film Festival uses access control technology. Any ticket that reads as having already entered a venue may be refused entry. Your tickets are like cash, and if lost will not be replaced, so please treat them as such to avoid disappointment.
To book your tickets and FlexiPasses
Register and log in to our secure website. All the information you need will be available and once you have logged in it is a simple process to find the films or passes you like and add them to your shopping cart. You can even create a wish-list of films you would like to see, once the program is announced. Films will be saved in your account to make it even easier for you to come back and book later.
Venue access information
All festival venues have wheelchair access. If you require assistance with your seating or have special requirements call the festival booking line on 02 9690 5390 and one of
our staff will be happy to help.
Disabled seating and special needs bookings
All festival venues have wheelchair access. If you require assistance with your booking or have any special requirements, please call the festival booking line on 02 9690 5390 and one of our staff will be happy to help.
Classification
Under 18s are not permitted to any festival screening except where we indicate that the film has been classified or exempt from classification.
Subscriptions FAQ
- Subscription sales for the 2009 Sydney Film Festival are now closed. Forms received prior to 1 May are currently being processed and passes will be mailed to subscribers by the end of May.
- 2009 Subscription Prices:
- Daytime Stalls (Unreserved Seating) - $166
- Daytime Mezzanine - $191
- Evening Stalls - $231
- Evening Mezzanine - $261
Ticket Policy
In 2009 Sydney Film Festival are selling tickets through our own website for the first time. We have implemented a $1 service fee per ticket. This $1 applies to single session tickets, $1 per FlexiPass and $1 per subscription. The $1 is included in the ticket price.
Sydney Film Festival does not offer refunds if you change your mind or are unable to attend a film screening for whatever reason. Single session tickets, or session tickets which are redeemed from a FlexiPass, can be swapped for an alternative session up to one hour before the session noted on the ticket. Such exchanges can only be made in person at the State Theatre Festival Box Office, from Wednesday 3 June - Sunday 14 June, upon payment of $2 per ticket exchanged.
Sydney Film Festival shall not be deemed to be in breach of its agreement with you or otherwise liable to you as a result of any delay or other failure in the performance of its obligations if and to the extent that such delay or other failure is caused by or arises from any event or circumstance not within its reasonable control.
If the 2009 festival is cancelled, in whole or in part, SFF may (at its sole election) decide to show any cancelled film screenings at a later time, in which case you agree that SFF does not have to refund your ticket price, even where you are unable to attend any postponed screening.
Sydney Film Festival is not liable for any loss or damage, however caused (including, but not limited to, by the negligence of Sydney Film Festival), suffered by you in connection with Sydney Film Festival's agreement with you.