List of Tropfest finalists

Tropfest is the world's largest short film festival.[1][2] The following is an incomplete list of finalists.

1993

No 1993 TSI[3]

1994

TSI: Muffin[3]

1995

TSI: Coffee bean[3]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Swinger Gregor Jordan First [4][5]
Pizza Man Paul Fenech Third [5]

1996

TSI: Teaspoon[3]

1997

TSI: Pickle[3]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Rust Bucket Second

Best Actor: Rowan Woods

[4][5]

1998

TSI: Kiss[3]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Best Female Actor: Julia Zemiro [5]

1999

TSI: Chopsticks[3]

2000

TSI: Bug[3]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Old Man Robin Feiner, Jesse Gibson Best Actor: Basil Clarke [6]
Noise
How far can you wear your underpants from the beach?

2001

TSI: Horn[3]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
A Matter of Life Jennifer Perrott [7]
Tickler Clayton Jacobson Tropicana Prize [8][7]
Muffled Love Rene Hernandez [7]
The Lighter Patrick Hughes
Just Not Cricket Matt Wheeldon
The Art of Farewell David Napier
Beep Eddie Edwards
Like It Is Chris Begley, Tony D'Aquino
Home Straight Mickey Power
Chopper Bernard Derriman
A Day at the Zoo Matthew Gidney
Playin’ Hard to Get Tim Bullock
Boambee return Liz Crosby
Burn Michael Dunning
The Cutting Room Floor Steve Baker
Ride On Nick Wyles

2002

TSI: Match[3][9]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Best Male Actor: Sam Worthington [5]
Lamb Emma Freeman First [9]
Wilfred Best Comedy

Best Actor – Male

2003

TSI: Rock[3]

2004

TSI: Hook[3]

2005

TSI: Umbrella[3][10]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Bomb Alister Grierson People's Choice Award [11][10]
Rattus Pistofficus Josh Reed
In Your Dreams Greg Williams
Benny Unseen Hero Darren Arbib, Steven Hirst
Fingerprints Cathrine McVeigh
Lucky Nash Edgerton Second
Garbage Man Henry Naylor
Coma Stuart Charles
This Film is Yet To Be Classified Jayce White
Too Sunny, Too Cold Tania Yuki
Too Far Matthew Peek
The Razor's Edge Gabriel Dowrick
A Family Legacy Rory Williamson
Money James Wilson
Chiuso Hugh Rutherford
Australian Summer Luke Eve First

2006

Main article: 2006 Tropfest finalists

TSI: Bubble[3][4]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Carmichael and Shane Rob Carlton, Alex Weinress First [9]
September Peter Carstairs
Applause Michael Noonan Best Screenplay

2007

Main article: 2007 Tropfest finalists

TSI: Sneeze[3]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
An Imaginary Life Steve Baker First [13][14]
Road Rage Mark Bellamy Second
The Von John Mavety Third

Young Talent Award: Jacob Bicknell

Between The Flags Jayce White Best Comedy

Best Actor: Matuse

Mere Oblivion Burleigh Smith Best Actress: Elizabeth Calacob
Real Thing Rupert Glasson Women in Film Award: Rani Chaleyer

Best Original Score

Yellow William Allert Best Screenplay
Bad Yoghurt Shaun Beagley Tropicana Award
Fore! Duane Fogwell Best Editing
The Grey Cloud Matt Peek Best Cinematography
A-Z Zenon Kohler
Being Boston Justin Drape
Counter Michael Noonan
Pig Latin Nathaniel Kiwi
Still Jayne Montague
The Story of Ned Simon Weaving

2008

TSI: The number 8[3]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Ascension David Easteal [15][16][17]
Beggars Belief Colin Cairnes
Blues For The Soul Dean Preston
The Code Murray Fahey Sony Foundation Young Talent Award
Dusk William Allert
Fault Daniel Miller Best Animation Award
Glass Jayne Monague Balance Water Women in Film Award

Best Cinematography

Great White Hunters Gary Doust Third

Best Comedy

Looped Sarah Crowest Best Screenplay
Made In Australia Monte Macpherson
Marry Me Michelle Lehman First

Best Female Actor: Jahla Bryant

Mouse Race! Paul Williams
Scab Koichi Iguchi Best Editing

The Tropicana Award

Smitten Grey Rogers Best Male Actor: Andrew Gilmore
Uncle Jonny Mark Constable Second
White Lines Craig Maclean Best Original Score

The Bright Spark Awards were awarded to the shortlisted films My Brother, My Sanctuary (dir. Johnny Tran), Loveless (dir. Karl Madderoom) and Spider (dir. Steven Woodburn).[16][18]

2009

TSI: Spring[3]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Be My Brother Genevieve Clay First

Best Male Actor: Gerard O’Duyes

[19][20]
Being Carl Williams Abe Forsythe Second

Best Comedy

Fences Tim Dean Third

Best Cinematography Best Screenplay Best Editing

Song for a Comb Sal Cooper Women in Film

Best Animation Award

Bargain! Rachel Givney Best Female Actor: Rebel Wilson
NYE Duane Fogwell Best Original Score
Jackie's Spring Palace Matthew Phipps
Beyond Words Armand de Saint-Salvy
Blue Nathan Stone
Dream What You Want Dimitri Ellerington
Left Unspoken Avi Lewin
Notes From A Scaresmith Scot Edwards
One in a Million Tom Vogel
The Delivery Gerlee Scanlan, Rohan Jones
The Furry Cheque Book Bassett Dickson, Oliver Purser
The News Luke Shanahan

The Bright Spark Award was awarded to the shortlisted film The Chicken Lady (prod. Shanti Rajini).[19]

2010

TSI: Dice[3][19]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Shock Abe Forsythe First

Best Comedy

[21][22]
My Neighbourhood Has Been Overrun By Baboons Cameron Edser, Michael Richards Second

Best Original Score

Last Roll Of The Dice Matthew Chuang Third

Best Female Actor: Bel Delia

Happenstance John Marsh Best Male Actor: Clarke

Women In Film Award

Testicle Sheldon Lieberman, Igor Coric Best Animation
Fish Lips Duane Fogwell Best Editing
No Dice Hollywood Paul Watters Best Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Awakening Liam Newton
Every Second Weekend Damon Gameau, Gareth Davies
Falling Backwards Harrison Murray
Smoking Will Kill You Raphael Sammut
Stakeout Gene Alberts
How God Works Matilda Brown
Nic & Shauna Alyssa McClelland
There Had Better Be Blood Charles Williams

Telstra Mobile Masterpieces Award

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Missing You Gerry Tacovsky Winner [21][22]
Design Crimes Jason Van Genderen
Frequency Joel Sabadin

2011

TSI: Key[3][21]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Big Feet Brad Wilson, Jonathan Cockett Shortlist [23][24][25]
The (Ex)terminator Summer DeRoche Shortlist [23][25]
Squeeze Will Goodfellow Shortlist [23][25]
Tinman James Hunter Shortlist [23][25]
In Loco Parentis Paul Ashton Shortlist [23][25]
Pet Luke Shanahan Shortlist [23][25]
One Night Stand David Coussins Shortlist [23][25]
Bars and Tone Ariel Martin Shortlist [23][25]
Train Girl Tim Bathurst Shortlist [23][25]
Bird Therapy Damien Freeleagus Shortlist [23][25]
Animal Beatbox Damon Gameau Winner [26][27][28][9]
A Desperate Need Matt Bird Finalist [9]

Telstra Mobile Masterpieces Award

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Following Steve Baker Winner [28]

2012

TSI: Light Bulb[3][27][28]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Lemonade Stand Alethea Jones First [29][30][31]
Alice's Baby Eva Lazarro
Boo! Rupert Reid Second

Best Male Actor: Don Reid Telstra Crowd Pleaser

How Many More Doctors Does It Take To Change a Light Bulb? Marie Patane Women in Film Award
I'm Free To Be Me Trent Holmes, Bassett Dickson
Jack and Lily Damian McLindon
Kitchen Sink Drama Nicholas Clifford Best Female Actor: Kate McNamara
Matchbox Brothers Scott Holgate, Brent Holgate
Min Min Matt Bird
My Constellation Toby Morris
One Thing Matilda Brown
Photo Booth Michael Noonan Third
RGB Kailas Prasannan
The Mistake Bryan Moses
The Unusual Suspects Steve Mitchell

Telstra Mobile Masterpieces Award

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Jason Van Genderen Winner [31]

February 2013

TSI: Balloon[32][30]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
We've All Been There Nicholas Clifford First

Best Female Actor: Laura Wheelwright

[33][34][35]
Better Than Sinatra Jefferson Grainger Second [33]
Punctured Nick Baker, Tristan Klein Third
Remote Michael Noonan
Time Best Male Actor: Nick Hamilton
Great Day Hannah May Reilly [36]

Nikon DSLR Award

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Let It Rain Matt Hardie Winner [33][37]

December 2013

TSI: Change[38]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Sorry Baby Spencer Harvey, Lloyd Harvey [38][39]
Bamboozled Matt Hardie First [38][39][37][40][41][42]
Sine Adrian Cabrié [38][39]
Truth Is... Ben Davies [38][39]
Off the Meter Carl J. Sorheim [38][39]
Ariel Claude Gonzalez [38][39]
Still Life Martin Sharpe [38][39]
Makeover Don Percy [38][39]
Darkness Comes John Marsh [38][39]
Stew Steven Woodburn [38][39]
Honi soit qui mal y pense Tom Abood [38][39]
The Squirrel King Dimitri Ellerington [38][39]
Charades Julian Lucas [38][39]
Revive Ruben Pracas [38][39]
L.O.V.E. Insurance for the Heart Rachel Lane [38][39]
Coping Kaiya Jones [38][39]

2014

TSI: Mirror[43][40][41]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
A Bit Rich Gregory Erdstein [44]
A Lady & A Robot Toby Morris Best Female Actress: Caitlin Scullin [44][45]
Cavity Jacobie Gray [44]
Evil Mexican Child Michael Noonan
FiXeD Codey Wilson, Burleigh Smith
Granny Smith Julian Lucas First [44][45]
Here Today Joel Kohn [44]
The Home Video Nhu Hoang Dang
Inverse Liam Connor
Little Bondi Michael Demosthenous, Stephen James King
Red Nuts Jackson Mullane Second

Best Male Actor: Kevin McIssac

[44][45]
Shotgun Wedding Darren McFarlane, Rod Saunders [44]
Spirit Stones Millie Rose Heywood
Twisted Stuart Bowen Third [44][45]
Untitled David Karacic, Michael Karacic [44]
You Wanna Order Pizza? Laura Hughes

2016

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Shiny Spencer Susser [46]

2017

TSI: Pineapple[47][48]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
The Mother Situation Matt Day Winner
Accomplice Michael Noonan

2018

TSI: Rose[49][50]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
The Last Time I Saw You Damian McLindon Third

Best Screenplay Best Editing Best Production Design Best Sound

[49][51][52][53]
Regime Jessica Phoebe Knox
Last Man Standing Lucy Knox, W.A.M. Bleakley
Rash Decision John Cavallaro
The Life I’ve Seen Dean Ginsburg
Boys Don’t Cry Nick Ward Best Cinematography
I’m Still Here Steve Baker Best Original Score
Mi País, Tu País Genevieve Gorman Deane
Combination Fried Rice Simon Fowler Best Male Actor: Hugo Johnstone-Burt
Rock Bottom Nick Baker, Tristan Klein Second

Best VFX/Animation

Don’t Rain On My Parade Steve Potter, Byron Meers
Paper Cut Virginia Gay
Smooth Will Green, Joel Phillips
Cannot Predict Now Nikki Richardson
Two Piece Greta Nash First

Best Actress: Freya Van Dyke

Phenomena Izzy Stevens

Holden 7 Second Film Competition

Title Director Awards Won Ref
In-Laws Ben Kumanovski Winner [54][55]

2019

TSI: Candle[56]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Crush Leela Varghese Best Female Actress (Tie): Shabana Azeez

Editing: Pip Hart Screenplay: Leela Varghese

[56][57]
Comican’t Rory Kelly Second
The Jinja Assassin Nathan Keene, Will Faulkner, Matt Henry
Allie Cassie de Colling Third

Cinematography: David Franjic

The Last Fight Edward Copestick, Janyon Bolshoff Documentary Screenplay: Edward Copestick
Barry Emma Vickery
Dad to the Bone Simon Fowler
The Validation of Violet Worth Jayce White VFX: Jayce White
Can You Hear Me? Rama Nicholas, Adam McKenzie Best Female Actress (Tie): Evelyn Krape
Notes to Salma Michael Noonan Sound: Michael Noonan
Treetment Matt Holcomb
Be You T Fool Brendan Pinches First
Fringe Dweller Leah Annetta, Reuben Street
Safe Space Indianna Bell, Josiah Allen Original Score: Benjamin Goldman
Suck It Claire Worsman Production Design: Claire Worsman
Evolution of a Poorly Thrown Snowball Matthew Quinnell

2026

TSI: Hourglass[58]

Title Director Awards Won Ref
Communicate Frazier Brockett [59][60]
Crescendo Lianne Mackessy First

Best Female Actor: Laura Bunting

Eat Now Pay Later Dimitri Ellerington
Faker Clare Sladden
Gazers Veialu Aila-Unsworth, Sze Lok Ho
I’m Still Here Catho D’Souza
No Thank You Georgina Haig Creative Acceleration Award
Project Hourglass Benjamin Mathews Best Cinematography: Josh Flavell
Ring Around Sisi Stringer
Silent Night Nicky Tyndale-Biscoe Third

Women's Brilliance Award

SYD CONFIDENTIAL Clinton J. Isle
Tilly Luke Mayze
The End Sean Bayles Tropicana Award
Unprompted Stephen Packer
We Don’t Take Breaks Jasper Sharpe Second

Best Male Actor: Ben Keller

2027

TSI: Necklace[60]

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