Tropfest Finalists Revealed

The biggest short-film event in Australia has selected the best of the best, with Tropfest revealing its round of finalists in the running for this year's prize.

16 filmmakers from across NSW, VIC and WA makeup his year's finalists, with a wide range of movie genres featuring including comedies, documentaries, thrillers and dramas. Founder and Director John Polson expressed his excitement over the diverse shortlist.

“We are thrilled by the strength, creativity and originality of the films submitted. The ideas, influences and filmmaking approaches are never the same – and that's been no different this time around.”

Finalists have also been revealed for Tropscore and Tropscore Jr. Both recognise excellence in film composing,with the latter a competition for emerging film composers aged 15 years and under.

The winners of the two categories will be announced in December and will perform their score live when Tropfest kicks-off on Sunday 8 December at Sydney's Centennial Park.

TROPFEST FINALISTS

Spencer And Lloyd Harvey - Sorry Baby
Rachel Lane - L.O.V.E Insurance For The Heart
Steven Woodburn - Stew
Don Percy - Makeover
Matt Hardie - Bamboozled
Claude Gonzalez - Ariel
Carl Sorheim - Off The Meter
John Marsh - Darkness Comes
Julian Lucas - Charades
Kaiya Jones - Coping
Adrian Cabrie - Sine
Martin Sharpe - Still Life
Ruben Pracas - Revive
Ben Davies - Truth Is...
Dimitri Ellerington - The Squirrel King
Tom Abood - Honi Soit Qui Mai Y Pense

TROPSCORE FINALISTS

Gavin Arnold
Harry Brewster-Jones
Joshua Cowie
Anthony Cormican
Henrique Dib
Paul Doust
Chad Gock
Clive Lendich
Michael Lira
Peter Moore
Lionel Towers
Ariel Zwier

TROPSCORE JR FINALISTS

Holly Broadbent
Clancy Davidson
Connor Healy
Kristo Langker
Alana Patmore
Noah Page
Harry Scholes
Luca Warburton
Thomas Williams