As the sun dips, unwind and raise a complimentary glass during daily Screen Happy Hours, before the evening program of Screenings kick off. Wednesday is extra happy, as Screen and Games combine for a converged tipple. All Platinum, Screen & Games badges welcome.

Celebrate the most outstanding projects at the SXSW Sydney 2023 Screen Festival! The 2023 Screen Feature Award and 2023 Screen Shorts Awards will be presented as part of an extended Screen Happy Hour 4-7pm, because we’re extra happy. The 2023 SXSW Sydney Screen Festival judges are: Feature Award Youn Sung-eun, Critic, Korean Association of Film Critics Emma Cooper, Chair, Australians in Film Gemma Gracewood, Editor-in-Chief, Letterboxd Shorts Award Santilla Chingapie, Filmmaker, journalist, author Glendyn Ivin, Director, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Amrita Hepi, Artist

The 2023 Screen XR Award will be presented as part of the Games Festival Awards & Afterparty. The 2023 SXSW Sydney Screen Festival XR judges are: Ling Ang, artist Brian Newman, Founder, Sub-Genre Jacqueline Lyanga, Curator, SXSW Sydney, Berlinale