2012 Finalists

  • PROTOTYPE

    PROTOTYPE

    DIRECTOR: Kyle Bennett & Jacob McElroy
    PRODUCER: Riley McElroy
    STATE: WA

    A group of friends are filming their home-made film when their day is turned upside down after activating a military operation.

  • THE I THINK YOU STINK SHOW

    THE I THINK YOU STINK SHOW

    DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Yianni Rowlands
    STATE: VIC

    The I think you stink show is a new claymation by Yianni Rowlands which features a talent quest hosted by ex-rocker Jerry Sparkle.

  • WANNABE

    WANNABE

    DIRECTOR: Sam Kantor & Eden Gabay
    PRODUCER: Sam Kantor
    STATE: NSW

    Eden Graham is fed up with being bullied or ignored by his peers. He just wants to be accepted, to be cool. Now is the time for change

  • APOCALYPSE SOON

    APOCALYPSE SOON

    DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Luke Jovanovic
    STATE: NSW

    A no-budget parody of the classic ‘Apocalypse Now’, featuring toy soliders, paper helicopters, water bombs, voice SFX and the smell of feet in the morning.

  • FRESHLY SQUEEZED

    FRESHLY SQUEEZED

    DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Lauren Crowther
    STATE:NSW

    My film is about the process involved to make juice, starting from the tree and finishing with the cup. Throughout it you see blenders and straws and a wide range of imaginative sound effects.

  • A SEED OF HOPE

    A SEED OF HOPE

    DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Harri Gilbert
    STATE:NSW

    A young teenage boy’s best friend passed away and he is grieving the loss. One day he runs away into the bush and discovers a hidden note, which changes his life forever.

  • MY FIRST PET

    MY FIRST PET

    DIRECTOR: Marcos Krivocapich
    PRODUCER: German Krivocapich
    COUNTRY: Argentina

    A kid finds a lonely bottle on the street and adopts it, but he will have to face other’s people jokes in order to keep it.

  • THE YAWN

    THE YAWN

    DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Daria Niall
    STATE: VIC

    Will the world forget how to yawn?

  • THE CASCADES

    THE CASCADES

    DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Emily O’Connell
    STATE: NSW

    Life, Death, Friendship, Moving on.

  • LET’S MAKE A MOVIE

    LET’S MAKE A MOVIE

    DIRECTOR: Max Barden & Tim Sheehan
    PRODUCER: Rosemary Kelly
    STATE: VIC

    Two friends experiment with different film genres for an entry into a short film competition.

  • FRUIT MAN

    FRUIT MAN

    DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Maya Sandor
    STATE: NSW

    Fruit man is just minding his own business when he falls into a hole.

Latest News

High School Friends Win Trop Jr Film Fest

Posted in Blog, Media Releases on Monday 20.02.12

Fifteen year old filmmakers Max Barden and Tim Sheehan have won Trop Jr – the world’s largest short film festival, for kids by kids – with their short “Let’s Make a Movie”.

The high school friends from Kew in Victoria made the film in just two days with a $20 budget.  Both filmmakers starred in the comedy about the difficulties in picking a genre for a Trop Jr film. They started their careers early making short film for a school project, before teaming up to make their winning entry – “Let’s Make a Movie”.

Emily O’Connell from Sydney’s Northern Beaches, also fifteen; and eleven year old Yianni Rowlands from Preston Victoria took home the runner up prizes for their films – “The Cascades” and “I Think You Stink Show” respectively.
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Trop Jr 2012 Finalists Announced

Posted in Blog, Media Releases on Friday 03.02.12

Trop Jr has announced its first ever international finalist – Marcos Krivocapich, a 15 year old filmmaker from Argentina. Krivocapich’s film – shot on the streets of Buenos Aires will be screened to thousands of Trop Jr fans live in Australia on Sunday 19 February 2012.

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