Tropfest - The World's Largest Short Film Festival

Patrons & Judges

‘I gotta tell you, I had more fun at Tropfest than I did at the Oscars… Tropfest is incredibly important. You’re going to see people who make movies for Tropfest go on to win Academy Awards, there’s no doubt about it.’
George Miller, Oscar-Winning Director of 'Happy Feet', Tropfest Patron and Judge

'The most dangerous thing about Tropfest (for the film industry anyway) is that it proves that a 7 minute movie can be as entertaining as a 90 minute one.'
Malcolm Gladwell, Best-selling Author ('The Tipping Point', 'Blink'), Journalist ('New Yorker Magazine') and Tropfest Judge

'This is a cultural experience like I’ve never had.'
Russell Crowe, Actor, Tropfest Patron and Judge


FOUNDING PATRONS

Andrew Lesnie
Anthony Buckley
Barbara Leane
Bryan Brown
Catriona Hughes
Errol Sullivan
Geoffrey Rush
George Miller
Heather Mitchell
Jane Cameron
Joe Cross
John Curran
John Edwards
Kim Williams
Lachlan Murdoch
Maria Farmer
Marian Macgowan
Martin Fabinyi
Martin McGrath
Nicole Kidman
Peter Duncan
Richard Harper
Robyn Gardiner
Ron Saunders
Rose Creswell
Russell Crowe
Sam Neill
Sandra Levy
Sue Milliken
Sue Murray
Tom Cruise
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LIFE PATRONS

Ana Kokkinos (Director)
Catriona Hughes (Deputy Chair, ACTF)
Kim Dalton (Director, ABC TV)
Nicole Kidman (Actor)
Roger Amos (Non-Executive Director, KPMG Australia)
Tim White (Producer)


CELEBRITY JUDGES

Baz Luhrmann
Billy Crudup
Bryan Singer
Catherine Martin
David Wenham
Elijah Wood
Emily Browning
Ewan McGregor
Gabriel Byrne
George Miller
John Woo
Josh Lucas
Julianne Moore
Keanu Reeves
Malcolm Gladwell
Matt Dillion
Mia Wasikowska
Naomi Watts
Nicole Kidman
Phillip Noyce
Rachel Griffiths
Rachel Ward
Rose Byrne
Russell Crowe
Salma Hayek
Sam Neill
Samuel L Jackson
Simon Baker
Tom Cruise
Toni Collette
Vince Colosimo
Will Smith