Tropfest - The World's Largest Short Film Festival

14 TROP JR FINALISTS ANNOUNCED!

The world’s largest short film festival, for kids, by kids! has selected the 14 finalists to headline the annual event which will be held on Sunday February 21. The festival will offer audiences a fun lineup of films from our young, homegrown talent!

John Polson, Director/Founder of Trop Jr, shares his thoughts on the junior competition:

“Trop Jr, now in its third year, goes from strength to strength, with 2010 seeing a significant increase in entries. It’s great to see the ideas that have come through in this year’s finalist films and the creative ways these stories are told. It shows how necessary Trop Jr is becoming in giving young filmmakers a ‘voice’ and helping foster the next generation of Australian talent”.

Trop Jr is proud to reveal the 14 finalists for the 2010 festival.

Title: 2 OF ME
Director: Kool Kids Club (group entry)
State: NSW

Title: ART OF THEFT, THE
Director: Jeremy Bonwick & Julia Faragher
State: VIC

Title: BEHIND THE GROUPS
Director: Justin Westlake & Declan Green
State: NSW

Title: BIKINI
Director: Ellen Wiltshire
State: SA

Title: BILLY AND HIS DOG
Director: Silvermay Darlison-Raines (group entry)
State: QLD

Title: BUBBLEGUM THEORY, THE
Director: Ella Sandor
State: NSW

Title: D’AMOUR COURTE
Director: Sam Wickham
State: NSW

Title: CRAWFORD AND JEEVES
Director: Sarah-Jane Petts
State: NSW

Title: EVERY COIN HAS TWO SIDES
Director: Peter Richardson & Joshua Raish
State: NSW

Title: FORGOTTEN
Director: Hannah Meegan
State: NSW

Title: FROG LEGS
Director: Emma Graham
State: NSW

Title: IN SILENCE OR INDIFFERENCE
Director: Clare Cornish
State: NSW

Title: MARSHMALLOW REVENGE
Director: Chester Greaves & Callen Hardie
State: VIC

Title: RISE UP
Director: Year 5/6C Greenway Park Public School (group entry)
State: NSW

For more information about prizes and other awards presented on the day, please go to www.tropjr.com/au


Trop Jr is a free, public event held in Sydney with additional screenings in Brisbane, Canberra, Surfers Paradise and Melbourne on Sunday February 21.

FESTIVAL SITES

LIVE Sydney: The Domain

Presented by Tropfest
Grounds Open 12pm

Canberra:
Stage 88, Commonwealth Park, Canberra
Presented by The National Capital Authority

Brisbane:
The Parklands at Southbank
Presented by QPIX

Surfers Paradise:
Circle on Cavill
Presented by Surfers Paradise Alliance

Visit www.tropjr.com/au for festival details, screening venues and regular updates on all things Trop Jr!


For further information on Trop Jr and finalist interviews please contact:

Annaliese Zuzarte
Tropfest
02 8011 0290 / 0404 877 887
azuzarte@tropfest.com.au

Sarah Andersen
Tropfest
02 8011 0290 / 0409 428 173
sandersen@tropfest.com.au