Margot Robbie will be among the stars walking the Tropfest black carpet upon its return to Sydney later this month.
Robbie, who serves as Jury President of Tropfest, will be joined by Founder and Director John Polson, and Board members Sarah Murdoch, Bryan Brown, Peter V’landys and Richard Weinberg.
Other guests include Alexander England, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Ana Thu Nguyen, Claude Scott-Mitchell, Danielle Macdonald, George Miller, Lincoln Younes, Matt Day, Miranda Tapsell, James Colley, Phoebe Tonkin, Pip Edwards and Thomas Cocquere, with more to be announced.
The carpet will take place on Sunday, February 22nd at Sydney’s Centennial Park. Free to the public, an audience of tens of thousands are expected to join filmmakers from across Australia and around the world to celebrate this year’s 16 finalists and enjoy an unforgettable night of screenings under the stars.
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The festival is making its return after a decade away, returning to its roots where filmmakers must create a brand-new short film that includes the iconic “Tropfest Signature Item” – which this year is an hourglass.
The festival announced major backing from the NSW Government, with NSW Premier Chris Minns describing Tropfest as “an Australian cultural institution.” Other partners include CommBank, YouTube, Qantas and Nine Entertainment.
“Tropfest has long been an important launchpad for filmmakers,” Robbie said in November last year. “It’s where creativity meets opportunity, and I’m incredibly excited to help celebrate and support the next wave of storytellers.”
The black carpet will kick off from 4:30pm.