Movie Extra Tropest - Sunday 22 february 2009

The popularity of Movie Extra Tropfest, the world’s biggest short film festival, continues to grow rapidly in the national capital. With the 2008 screening in Canberra having the biggest crowd yet, over 20,000 movie fans enjoyed the fine weather, great venue and pre-screening entertainment made the 2008 16th annual Movie Extra Tropfest the best in Canberra to date.

Tropfest 2008

Each year the Movie Extra Tropfest receives over 700 film entries, made specifically for the festival. Film entrants must follow a few essential guidelines – the film must be a maximum of 7 minutes and must include the Tropfest Signature Item (TSI). The TSI for 2009 is ‘Spring’.

Trop Jr

For young filmmakers wanting to get involved, Trop Jr – the world’s largest short film festival for kids is open to chidren up to 15 years. For the first time, the Trop Jr finalists will be screened at the Canberra event from 2pm.

Venue: Stage 88 Address: Commonwealth Park, northern foreshores of Lake Burley Griffin
Date: Sunday 22 February 2009
Time: 2pm Tropfest Jnr Program, 4:00pm Movie Extra Tropfest