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Trop Jr Finalists

Trop Jr has announced its 16 finalist films.

To make the cut, entrants had to create a film of less than seven minutes based on a signature item, which for December 2013 was ‘Monster’.

The 16 finalists come from across Australia, with most of the shorts being directed by first-time Trop Jr entrants.

This year, the finalists will compete for a stack of great prizes including a $5,000 cash prize for the winning film.

Some talented youngsters are actually taking their second shot at the big prize.

15 year-old Oliver Levi-Malouf and 12 year-old Catriona Warren have both been Trop Jr finalists in previous competitions.

The following Trop Jr finalist films will show at Centennial Park, Sydney on 8 December:

DAY OF FUN, Mitch Tooley, NSW
THE COMEDIAN, Eloise Dalais, Eloise MacLennan, Aedan MacNamara, Sid Sohoni, Tom Williams and Miles Bessis, NSW
FIGMENT, Kalana Vithana, VICEYES, Conor Jamieson, VIC
IT’S NOT EASY BEING A MONSTER, Oliver Bailey, Oliver Crawford Smith and Joseph Bondy, VIC
WITHIN, Hamish O’Donnell, VIC
TALL AGAIN, Josh Lorschy, NSW
CARAMELLA ISLAND, Sophie French & AbbSchool (extra-curricular activities group at Abbotsleigh School for Girls), NSW
THE OTHER SIDE OF FEAR, Michael Firus, VIC
ONE SMALL STEP, Nicola Hook, NSW
THE ADVENTURES OF LUCY, Adrian Di Salle, VIC
RED PANDA MAN, Darwin Schulze, NSW
ROAR! Catriona Warren and Emma Buckley, VIC
MONSTER, Lilian Andrew, NSW
THE SILENT FILM’O'NATOR, Liam Alexander and Harry Vasey, NSW
PENELOPE’S PENGUIN, Oliver Levi-Malouf, ACT