Tropfest cancellation bad news for adland as the industry loses a nursery
The cancellation of Tropfest will impact much further than just those who enjoyed a picnic on the grass. Simon Canning fears a crucial nursery for filmmakers is in peril.
The sudden cancellation of Tropfest will reverberate far beyond the picnic-hamper toting short film fans who gathered annually to see the next generation of talent on the silver screen.
For more than two decades the festival of seven minute films has grown from its beginnings in an inner western suburbs cafe to sprawl across the laws of the Domain and then Centennial Park, along the way becoming the world’s biggest short film festival.
It also spawned an offshoot, Trop Jr, enticing a new generation of video savvy children to pick up their cameras and their phones and become storytellers.
My son was lead actor in his friends film that made the 16 finalists in tropfest JNR, I had only just arranged accommodation with my brother last night and was scraping together money for tickets, when I saw that it had been cancelled I was dreading telling him, so much work went into their short film and they were so excited and inspired to make the finals, surely some actors or benefactors can come forward and support this event, Art is important for people especially in the current state of the world
Please take a little time to fact check for your opinion piece!
TROPFEST began in a small cafe in Victoria St Darlinghurst, which is NOT an inner western cafe. It then screened in a closed Victoria Street before moving down to Rushcutter’s Bay Park ( I think I attended the 98 screenings down there), the Domain and more recently Centennial Park.
There is enough disinformation out there. If you aren’t sure of your facts, don’t put them in.
dont cancel Tropfest! It is an amazing vehicle for the Aussie’s to showcase their unique skills with filmmaking. Adored by many it would be a tragic loss.