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/