It’s that time of the year where the annual Tropfest Film Festival captivates talented and budding film directors and actors to get their name on the big screen.
From the Tropfest site:
Tropfest is Australia’s most prestigious short film festival and one of its most iconic cultural events. It is also the largest short film festival in the world. At home, Tropfest is recognised for its enormous contribution to the development of the Australian film industry by providing unique platforms for emerging filmmakers through its events and initiatives, and new and expanded audiences for their work.
The festival brings out the best in people – celebrities in tow.
The guidelines are:
Your film must be made specifically for Movie Extra Tropfest Australia 2012
The festival must be your film’s first public screening, including online
Your film must be no longer than 7 minutes (including titles and end credits)
Your film must contain the Signature Item for 2012 – LIGHT BULB
This year, Mick Molloy featured in a short film called “Sacrifice The Messenger“. Without explaining what the film is about, watch the footage below:
There’s a few days left to vote for the 16th finalist – so visit the Youtube Tropfest page and read the instructions on how to vote!