World's largest short film fest: Tropfest

World's largest short film fest: Tropfest

By Lwin Mar Htun   |   Monday, 09 September 2013

Film Markers from Myanmar have been invited to take part in one of the world's largest short-film festivals.

The Tropfest Southeast Asian Regional Edition, in conjunction with the online short film platform Viddsee, is calling on Myanmar film makers to put their work forward for the 2014 Tropfest SEA festival.

The theme for this year's competition is "Rice". The winner will receive US$10,000 and a trip to Los Angeles sponsored by the Motion Picture Association.

Any film entered into the contest must be produced specifically for Tropfest, and Vidsee announced in August that the company would showcase the shortlisted finalists' films.

"We hope Tropfest SEA's showcase will enrich Viddsee's existing pool of content, narratives and perspectives from the region," said Tropfest SEA managing director Joe Sidek.

The competition is open to all citizens and residents of Southeast Asia.

"As a partner in Tropfest SEA 2014 we would like to see Myanmar filmmakers contributions," said Mr. Ho Jia Jian, one of the founders of Viddsee.

Tropfest was founded 21 years ago in a cafe in Sydney, Australia, to screen a short film made by John Polson, a filmmaker, producer, director, and Tropfest's founder. It now runs internationally.

The Southeast Asian edition of the festival and competition will take place in Penang, Malaysia on 24 and 25 January 2014.

The submissions deadline is 28 October 2013.

For further information about how to submit a film and to view the films of finalists from previous Tropfest competitions, visit www.tropfest.com/sea/

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