Food stalls, live music and interactive film events are what can be expected when Tropfest kicks off around the nation on Sunday 17 February 2013.
Sixteen lucky finalists will have their work screened to a massive audience at LIVE events across Australia.
Venues include: Suncorp Piazza in Brisbane, the Wollongong Botanic Gardens, Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Perth’s Bohemia Outdoor Cinema, Commonwealth Park in Canberra, Circle on Cavill in Surfers Paradise and of course the main event at The Domain in Sydney.
Along with a $10,000 cash prize, thanks to Kennedy Miller Mitchell, the competition winner will also enjoy a trip to Los Angeles for a week of meetings with film executives organised by Motion Picture Association and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft. The lucky filmmaker will also take home a Nikon D800 camera plus $2,000 RRP worth of lenses and accessories as well as an all-new Toyota Corolla Levin ZR.
Finalists walk the star-studded red carpet in Sydney and have their work judged by industry heavyweights. Past, judges include Nicole Kidman, Toni Collette, Geoffrey Rush, Russell Crowe, Samuel L Jackson, Baz Luhrmann, Ewan McGregor and Elijah Wood.
National Venues
Sydney
The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney + The Domain
Sydney NSW
Canberra
Stage 88, Commonwealth Park
Barrine Drive
Parkes ACT
Brisbane
Suncorp Piazza, South Bank
Cnr Ernest & Stanley Street
South Brisbane QLD
Surfers Paradise
Circle on Cavill
3184 Surfers Paradise Boulevard
Surfers Paradise QLD
Perth
Bohemia Outdoor Cinema
Princess May Park
92 Adelaide Street
Fremantle WA
Wollongong
Wollongong Botanic Garden
Murphys Avenue
Keiraville NSW
Melbourne
Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Linlithgow Avenue
St Kilda Road
Melbourne VIC
For more information go to http://tropfest.com/au/
18.12.2012 | Editor's blog
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