History
'Tropfest is the world's largest short film festival. It has also become known as the world's first global film festival.
'Founded by actor/director John Polson, Tropfest began in 1993 as a screening for 200 people at the 'Tropicana Caffe' in Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia, but has since become the largest platform for short films in the world. Tropfest Australia usually takes place in February each year in Sydney and it has been broadcast live via free-to-air television as well as global streaming and catch up. Sydney Tropfest 2015 was cancelled less than a month before it was scheduled to run. After much support on social media, Tropfest founder Polson announced in early December 2015 that extra funding had been sourced, and the festival took place in Centennial Park on Sunday, 14 February 2016. In August 2016 it was announced that from February 2017 Sydney's Tropfest would be held in Parramatta in western Sydney, in Parramatta Park.' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropfest)
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An annual competition administered by Tropfest short film festival. The competion is open to anyone who wishes to enter - regardless of background or experience. Sixteen finalists are shown at the Tropfest short film festival in Sydney, New South Wales, with live satellite links to Australian major cities. Tropfest began as the Tropicana Short Film Festival in Sydney.
Prizes are awarded in a number of categories. AustLit includes the Best Film and Best Screenplay categories.
Subcategories
Latest Winners / Recipients (also see subcategories)v2224
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Year: 2013
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Bamboozled
( dir. Matt Hardie
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New South Wales
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2013
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2013
single work
film/TV
'No matter what changes, love is forever.' (Tropfest blurb)
Works About this Award
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Jobe's Film a Finalist in Trop Jr 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 3 December no. 590 2014; (p. 3) 'A film made by 15 year old Jobe Adams about keeping culture alive has made the finals of Trop Jr, a national short-film competition...' -
Tropfest : Long on Short Quality 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 17 February 2013; (p. 24) -
Finalists Have a Field Day In Shortcut to Hollywood 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 February 2013; (p. 8) -
Has Tropfest Gone Troppo? Implications for Australian Films 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 10 December 2013; -
Why Playing Trans People for Laughs at Tropfest is Lame 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 10 December 2013;
