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SHORT FILMS.

BIG POSSIBILITIES.

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Tropfest 2027.

New voices. A shared screen.

ENTER >

ATTEND >

WATCH >

LASTING IMPact.

Meet some of the stories from Tropfest 2026.

Watch the replay live streamed on YouTube.

SMALL FILMS

EXPLORE THE FILMS
EXPLORE THE FILMS
WATCH LIVESTREAM
WATCH LIVESTREAM
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BIG IDEAS.

young filmmakers.

Trop Jr is a place for the next generation of storytellers. Find the current entry information on the Trop Jr page.

EXPLORE TROP JR

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take your.

story further.

Go behind the craft at Roughcut. Discover conversations, practical learning and perspectives from across filmmaking.

EXPLORE ROUGHCUT 

EVERY STORy

STARTS

SOMEWHERE.

A short film. An audience. A chance to be seen.

Discover the story of Tropfest and the filmmakers who have been part of it.

OUR STORY
MEET THE ALUMNI

BE PART OF WHAT’S NEXT.

Films, festival news and the moments in between.

Stay in touch

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS

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