Tropfest Make History With Most Female Finalists In 25 Years

24 January 2017 | 3:39 pm | Staff Writer

Finally!

Tropfest have announced their 16 finalists for this year's February event and, for the first time in 25 years, 50% of the finalists are women.

Working within the guidelines of the 'Signature Item' — a pineapple — this year, finalists include Arielle Thomas and Ellenor Argyropoulos' Meat And Potatoes, Julia Morris' Can't I Sh#t In Peace, Sarah Hatherley's The Birth and Matt Day's The Mother Situation. 

Tropfest's founder and chairman John Polson says, "It’s wonderful to see the entrants this year reflecting a vast range of diversity and gender.

"Over the past 12 months, we’ve made a major effort to attract women to enter Tropfest — with help from people like Lucy Liu and producer Bruna Papandrea — so it’s incredibly exciting to see that effort pay off."

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The short film festival will find its home in Parramatta this year with a panel of industry judges and Hollywood star Rose Byrne taking the Head Of Jury role.

Check out the full list of 2017 finalists below.

▪     Accomplice by Michael Noonan
▪     Another Olga by Cecilia Rumore
▪     Beekeepers, The by James Dewhirst-Prineas
▪     Birth, The by Sarah Hatherley
▪     Can't I Sh#t In Peace? By Julia Morris
▪     Diary of a Youtuber by Holly Hargreaves
▪     Everyting Criss by Olly Sindle
▪     Going Vego by Christopher Burke, Mikey Owen, Hannah Bath
▪     Love, Steve by Alex Roberts
▪     Meat and Potatoes  by Arielle Thomas, Ellenor Argyropoulos
▪     Mother Situation, The by Matt Day
▪     Mutonia Burnout by Eugene E Nrg
▪     Passenger by Catherine Mack
▪     Talc by Jefferson Grainger
▪     Wall, The by Tristan Klein
▪     Wibble Wobble by Daphne Do