TropFest:澳洲短片電影節是最具聲望的短片電影節，成立於1993年，由澳大利亞導演約翰·波爾森創辦，同時它也是澳大利亞最具標誌性的文化活動之一。此外，Tropfest還是世界上規模最大的短片電影節。

Tropfest因其對澳大利亞電影業發展所做出的貢獻而為人所知，這一電影節通過其活動及創新為新晉電影工作者提供了一個獨特的平臺，併為他們的作品提供了一批新的、壯大的觀眾群。

Tropfest短片電影節對公眾免費開放。電影節本身融合了現場音樂、娛樂、公共飲食、酒吧、紅毯和令人高度期待的影片放映，隨後進行的是電影節的頒獎活動。

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.