Yesterday Tropfest announced fifteen of their sixteen 2011 finalists including writer/actor Joel Edgeton, South Africa’s Ari Kruger (the only international finalist), Umbilical Brother David Collins, actor and NIDA alumni Damon Gameau and comedian and Hungry Beast presenter Dan Illic.
Impressive/varied field as always but what happened to the sixteenth finalist? That’s where you come in. For the first time in Tropfest history, the sixteenth and final finalist will be decided by a public vote with “ten great films that narrowly missed out” available to stream on the event’s official Youtube channel. Technology! Votes! Audience engagement! Youtube! Don’t take the decision lightly though, the film with the most votes will become an instant finalist and screen in front of thousands of cinemaphiles at locations all around Australia. We’ve embedded the wild cards below which range from ruminations on suburban ennui, brief but heartfelt character studies and one note jokes that become increasingly less funny as the film progresses. In other words, a microcosm of Tropfest entrants in general. Still, there are some real gems in the shortlist below. We can’t wait to see the finalists proper. Watch below…
BIG FEET
Directors: Brad Wilson and Jonathan Cockett
Producer: Melanie Lee
THE (EX)TERMINATOR
Director: Summer DeRoche
SQUEEZE
Director: Will Goodfellow
Producer: Lucy Gaffy
TINMAN
Director: James Hunter
Producer: Simon Weaving
IN LOCO PARENTIS
Director: Paul Ashton
Producers: Paul Ashton & John Chriss
PET
Director & Producer: Luke Shanahan
ONE NIGHT STAND
Director & Producer: David Coussins
BARS AND TONE
Director & Producer: Ariel Martin
TRAIN GIRL
Director: Tim Bathurst
Producer: Tim Potter
BIRD THERAPY
Director: Damien Freeleagus
Producers: Damien Freeleagus, Lap Phan, Marcus Pater, Andy Ryan, Candice Storey, Matthew Okine
Full list of finalists below…
NSW – Matt Bird, Stevo Petkovic, Melinda Cklamovska, Craig Anderson, Damon Gameau, Alexander George and Tyrone Lindqvist, Joel Edgerton, Doug Bayne and David Collins, Adam Anthony, Jason Van Genderen, Dan Jamieson and Ana Maria Belo, Melissa Cowan, Dan Illic and James Pender
VIC – Michael Weisler, Nicholas Verso
WA – Tim Dean
Live Festival Sites:
Sydney – The Domain
Melbourne – Federation Square
Hobart – Salamanca Square
Canberra – Commonwealth Park
Adelaide – Glenelg Bay
Surfers Paradise – Cirlce on Cavill
Perth – Princess May Park, Fremantle
