ABOUT Tropfest
HISTORY OF TROPFEST
Born 20 years ago in a cafe (‘The Tropicana’) in Sydney, Australia, Tropfest is now the world’s largest short film festival. It is supported by some of the biggest names in the international film community and has received thousands of submissions for its film festivals in Australia, Tropfest Arabia in Abu Dhabi , Tropfest USA (in Las Vegas and New York. In 2013 Tropfest premiere in New Zealand and South East Asia. ... (details at Tropfest website)
WHAT IS TROPFEST SEA
As part of its continuing global expansion, Tropfest will be launched in South East Asia and will be held in Penang, Malaysia in January 2014.
The short film competition (May to October 2013) will be open to all residents and citizens of the region – regardless of background or experience and countries included are:
Brunei
Cambodia
East Timor
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Singapore
Thailand
The Philippines
VietnamTROPFEST South East Asia’s aim is to contribute to the development of the film industry in ASEAN by providing opportunities for filmmakers to bring their short films to the community in the region as well as to the rest of the world – a public screening on festival night of shortlisted films will be available for viewing online, providing an excellent platform to showcase the talent that exists in this region. A nominal entrance fee of RM50.00 per film submitted has been set.
Source: http://tropfest.com/sea/