SquatFest – The Anti-Tropfest Fest
That’s right folks, for the 8th year now we will be bringing you SquatFest – The Anti-Tropfest Fest. Why? You must know by now, …”Because Tropfest Sux”.
It will be at an exciting secret location on Sunday February 17, same night as Tropfest, but more on that later. For now, we want to urge you all to start pulling your films together, or even gettin em started. We will play any format.
SQUATSPACE PO BOX 391 Newtown NSW 2042 or get in touch with us to arrange a rendezvous/pickup: info@squatspace.com or, simplest of all, just bring ’em along on the night!
Formats we show: VHS, miniDV, DVD, super8, 16mm, expanded cinema, sound and vision spectacle, video and performance, etc. If it’s not on this list, get in touch to negotiate! (Please contact us in advance if you wish to show 16mm works).
SquatFest happens every year at the same date and time as TropFest. While the hopeful entrants for TropFest are fretting about whether they’ll get the chance to move up a rung in the Hollywood Sweatshop, artists and activists from ’round Australia are living it up, projecting films and videos in an inspiring squatted venue.
Check out a new site dedicated to the history of SquatFest here (that site uses Macromedia Flash, let us know if you have troubles viewing it as it’s still in its early stages!)
Paul Caggegi
Holy crap, I have discovered this site too late. But no matter – I FULLY SUPPORT what you guys are doing. It’s no longer Tropfest, but SONY tropfest. That makes it the biggest CORPORATE SPONSORED independent film festival in the world (WTF?). Good for them, and anyone who can brown-nose studio time to make a polished bit of film. I’ll be at your thing next year for sure, to see what “real” people make, warts and all.