About Trop Jr
TROP JR: The Worlds Largest Short Film Festival for Kids! By Kids! A recent addition to the Tropfest program is a short filmmaking competition open to kids aged 15 years and younger. 2008 was the first ever Trop Jr, 8 Finalists premiered their films to a live audience at the Crescent Precinct, across from Sydney’s Domain, before big Tropfest.
The now annual short film competition is open anyone under 15 years of age – school and community groups are welcome also! 8-12 Finalists are selected from and compete for great prizes. Trop Jr films, like Tropfest films, are unique in that they have all been made specifically for Trop Jr, will premiere at Trop Jr and include the Trop Jr Signature Item (or TSI). The TSI for Trop Jr 2009 is “SQUEEZE”.
The event is free – and open to anyone who wishes to attend. The festival itself is an outdoor celebration complete with entertainment, public catering and onsite kids activities. We encourage kids, families and school group to come along for a fun day of games and films! Trop Jr 2009 will be held on Sunday 22 February 2009.
Tropfest Overview
Tropfest is regarded as one of Australia's most iconic cultural events, and the largest short film festival in the world. Tropfest is also known for its contribution to the development of the Australian film industry by providing unique platforms for emerging filmmakers through its events and initiatives, and new audiences for their work.
Founded in the 1993 by film director John Polson, the ‘Tropicana Short Film Festival’ [as it was originally known] started as an informal short film screening for cast, crew and friends at the Tropicana Cafe in Sydney’s Darlinghurst. More than 200 people showed up. Inspired by the turn out, John decided that a full-fledged short film festival was the next step.
Seventeen years on, Tropfest now attracts a live national audience of more than 150,000 people on a single night. The event is hosted at Sydney’s Domain in the Royal Botanic Gardens, with live satellite links to outdoor locations in Melbourne, Canberra, Perth, Brisbane, Hobart and Adelaide.
For more information on Tropfest, please visit TropHome.