Want to win Tropfest next year? Here's how, based on an entirely unscientific analysis of recent award winners. It's a December tradition for Australia's celluloid types: upon realising that Tropfest ...

For the premiere screening of his 1993 film “Surry Hills: 902 Spring Roll,” director John Polson wanted an appropriately modest venue and a low-key event. The film, after all, was just nine minutes in ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. It was when John Polson’s teenage daughters suggested he bring back Tropfest so Taylor Swift could ...

Before losing its way, the world’s largest short film festival had an A-list guestlist and kickstarted the careers of Justin Kurzel and Nash and Joel Edgerton. What will it look like in 2026? If ...

A powerful alliance between Peter V’landys with billionaires Sarah Murdoch and Richard Weinberg is reviving Tropfest, the Sydney short film festival that ceased after 26 years in 2019. The three have ...

Australia’s largest short film festival Tropfest will return to SBS 2 on Sunday December 7, bringing all the action direct from Sydney’s Centennial Park. Tropfest aficionado Adam Spencer and The Feed ...

nd The short film festival was called off last month following serious financial mismanagement. Now, thanks to a lifeline from CGU Insurance, it's back on. Today was supposed to be Tropfest day. The ...

Tropfest, one of the world’s largest short film events, is coming to New York next year. Originally hailing from Australia, the festival secured a stateside launch with support from Hugh Jackman, ...