Press release from Tropfest
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: D’AMOUR COURTE
Director: Sam Wickham
State: NSW
Title: ART OF THEFT, THE
Director: Jeremy Bonwick & Julia Faragher
State: VIC Title: EVERY COIN HAS TWO SIDES
Director: Peter Richardson & Joshua Raish
State: NSW
Title: BEHIND THE GROUPS
Director: Justin Westlake & Declan Green
State: ACT Title: FORGOTTEN
Director: Hannah Meegan
State: NSW
Title: BIKINI
Director: Ellen Wiltshire
State: SA Title: FROG LEGS
Director: Emma Graham
State: NSW
Title: BILLY AND HIS DOG
Director: Silvermay Darlinson-Raines (group entry)
State: QLD Title: IN SILENCE OR INDIFFERENCE
Director: Clare Cornish
State: NSW
Title: BUBBLEGUM THEORY, THE
Director: Ella Sandor
State: NSW Title: MARSHMALLOW REVENGE
Director: Chester Greaves & Callan Hardie
State: VIC
Title: CRAWFORD AND JEEVES
Director: Sarah-Jane Petts
State: NSW 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
Melbourne:
ACMI Cinemas, Australian Centre for the Moving Image,
Federation Square, Melbourne
Presented by Tropfest and ACMI 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!