Tropfest back in 2026 with government backing

The world’s largest short film festival will return to Sydney after a seven-year hibernation, with Tropfest set to take place in Centennial Park in February 2026.

The NSW Government has entered into a commercial partnership with the film festival, which will also include a discount on venue hire, and the expansion of the Tropfest brand into a year-round series of events, culminating in the main festival.

NSW Premier Chris Minns called Tropfest “an Australian cultural institution”, in a ministerial media release issued on Monday morning.

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