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5 Minutes with Tropfest Founder John Polson

JohnPolsonI was lucky enough to interview John Polson in Melbourne this week. John is an award-winning actor and director, as well as the founder and director of the World’s Largest Short Film Festival, Tropfest. Check out the Tropfest website for more information.

Where did the idea from Tropfest come from?

In 1993 I decided to do a short film presentation at a local cafe and about 200 people showed up as well as 19 film makers. It just went from there.

What is the best short film you ever seen?

A current a french film explain life and death.

Tropfest has been going for 19 years and gets bigger every year.  Why do you think this is?

People like to tell stories and Australians like to listen. Each year it has been building up and up.

Do you have any advice for people wanting to get into the film industry?

Believe in yourself and be committed. You are going to get rejected over and over again but keep going.

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