Familiar names will compete at Tropfest 2010
Damon Gameau, Pia Miranda and Matilda Brown made the cut as finalists for this year’s Tropfest.
Gameau (Balibo, Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities) was short-listed for the film One…, co-directed with Gareth Davies; Miranda co-produced and appeared in the mockumentary Nic & Shauna.
Matilda Brown, the 22-year old daughter of Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward, is also a finalist for her film How God Works.
The 16 finalists were chosen from a pool of more than 1000 entries, and they are:
AWAKENING
- Director: Liam Newton
- State: ACT
NO DICE HOLLYWOOD
- Director: Paul Watters
- State: NSW
EVERY SECOND WEEKEND
- Director: Scott Holgate and Tony Nicholls
- State: ACT
ONE…
- Director: Damon Gameau and Gareth Davies
- State: NSW
FALLING BACKWARDS
- Director: Harrison Murray
- State: VIC
SHOCK
- Director: Abe Forsythe
- State: NSW
FISH LIPS
- Director: Duane Fogwell
- State: NSW
SMOKING WILL KILL YOU
- Director: Raphael Sammut
- State: VIC
HAPPENSTANCE
- Director: John Marsh
- State: NSW
STAKEOUT
- Director: Gene Alberts
- State: NSW
HOW GOD WORKS
- Director: Matilda Brown
- State: NSW
TESTICLE
- Director: Sheldon Lieberman and Igor Coric
- State: QLD
MY NEIGHBOURHOOD HAS BEEN OVERRUN BY BABOONS
- Director: Cameron Edser and Michael Richards
- State: SA
THE LAST ROLL OF THE DICE
- Director: Matthew Chuang
- State: NSW
NIC & SHAUNA
- Director: Alyssa McClelland
- State: NSW
THERE HAD BETTER BE BLOOD
- Director: Charles Williams
State: VIC
The finalists for the Mobile Masterpieces competition are:
DESIGN CRIMES
- Director: Jason Van Genderen
- State: NSW
FREQUENCY
- Director: Joel Sabadin
- State: VIC
MISSING YOU
- Director: Gerry Tacovsky
- State: NSW
Tropfest will take place on February 21 at The Domain in Sydney. It will be screened live at venues in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Surfers Paradise, Perth, Hobart and Adelaide.