Tropfest Australia has launched of its inaugural TROPVINE Competition, which is open to entrants all over the globe.
The competition will be the first official Vine competition in Australia, with the shortlist being unveiled on September 22 and the winner announced on September 27.
Anyone, from anywhere around the world is invited to create a six-second Vine film featuring this year’s TSI (Tropfest Signature Item) – ‘MIRROR’.
After posting their Vine film on Twitter using the competition hashtags #tropvine #mirror and @TROPFEST, entrants need to get sharing their Vine with the world!
The 20 most popular Vines will form a shortlist, which will then be judged by a Tropfest jury. The winning Vine-maker will win be the recipient of a VIP trip to Tropfest Australia 2014, including Qantas flights to Sydney*, luxury accommodation at QT Sydney, Nikon camera gear, exclusive VIP tickets to Tropfest Australia 2014 and lunch with the crew from Twitter Australia!
Michael Laverty, Tropfest Managing Director explains “The Vine platform provides a challenging and exciting platform for filmmakers. It’s definitely a space that holds enormous potential for storytellers and we’re really excited to see what stories will come out of our inaugural #TROPVINE Competition. Who knows, we might even see a preview to the winning Tropfest Australia 2014 film!”
The World’s Largest Short Film Festival just got SHORTER! #tropvine #mirror https://t.co/mj5GZFoH6x
— Tropfest (@TROPFEST) July 27, 2014
“The #tropvine concept sets a new challenge to the Australia’s leading film makers to create the best six second film using Vine and Twitter. Vine is the best way to see and share life in motion, so partnering with the world’s largest short film festival is a perfect opportunity” says Chris Ledlin, Media Partnerships, Twitter Australia.
Full terms and conditions of entry apply, and can be found at www.tropfest.com/au/tropvine
Excerpts from Press Release
