TropFest:澳洲短片电影节是最具声望的短片电影节，成立于1993年，由澳大利亚导演约翰·波尔森创办，同时它也是澳大利亚最具标志性的文化活动之一。此外，Tropfest还是世界上规模最大的短片电影节。

Tropfest因其对澳大利亚电影业发展所做出的贡献而为人所知，这一电影节通过其活动及创新为新晋电影工作者提供了一个独特的平台，并为他们的作品提供了一批新的、壮大的观众群。

Tropfest短片电影节对公众免费开放。电影节本身融合了现场音乐、娱乐、公共饮食、酒吧、红毯和令人高度期待的影片放映，随后进行的是电影节的颁奖活动。

Born 20 years ago in a cafe (‘The Tropicana’) in Sydney, Australia, Tropfest is now the world’s largest short film festival. It is supported by some of the biggest names in the international film community and has received thousands of submissions for its film festivals in Australia, Tropfest Arabia in Abu Dhabi , Tropfest USA (in Las Vegas and New York. In 2013 Tropfest premiere in New Zealand and South East Asia.

John Polsonstarted the ‘Tropicana Short Film Festival’ (as it was originally known) as an informal short film screening for cast, crew and friends at the Tropicana Cafe in Sydney’s Darlinghurst. More than 200 people showed up for that first screening. Inspired by the turn out, John decided that a full-fledged short film festival was the next step.