‘Disaster’ as short film festival Tropfest is axed owing to ‘terrible’ financial mismanagement

Tropfest, Australia’s best known and most widely attended public film festival, has been dramatically cancelled with less than a month’s notice.

TropfestFounder John Polson said in a statement the disaster was linked to sponsorship problems.

tropfest logoThe festival  – celebrating short films – began in 1993 as a small event held at Darlinghurst’s Tropicana Cafe.

It grew to a huge public event held at The Domain in Sydney attending by thousands of film lovers, and more recently moved to Centennial Park. It also expanded to more than ten cities globally.

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