Bamboozled, the winner of tropfest 20 has been called. Short film bamboozled wins the 20 tropfest film festival at centennial park. When nick thinks about dating someone new he does everything by the book. Tropfest is in its 22 nd year this year, with people hitting centennial park in sydney last sunday for the annual short film festival. Karin price mueller writes the bamboozled consumer affairs column for the starledger nj advance media and. Tropfests winning film this year is an unintentionally poignant. Tropfest winning short film criticised for using homosexuality as. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The winner of the december 20 festival, bamboozled, was accused of homophobia and transphobia. It was a night to remember for matt hardie, who won both best film and best actor at. Mamamias em rusciano writes about bamboozled, the winner of the tropfest film competition in 20 and has since been labelled as homophobic and transphobic. Bamboozled winner of tropfest australia 22 20 video dailymotion.
One highlight of 2002s tropfest was murbah swamp beer, a charming doco about a truck full of beer that crashed into a river. The winner, a film called bamboozled, has provoked a lot of controversy in the aftermath of taking out the top prize. It was on monday, however, that the real storm started. In the old music hall, white comedians and song n dance men would splash their faces in charcoal, maybe throw on a. Watch all the finalists in our latest playlist, including winning film bamboozled, 2nd placed makeover and. The festival this december is the second one held in 20. The title is from a speech by malcolm x youve been led astray, led amok. Watch it, along with all the other tropfest finalist films right here. Until then, the bamboozled fiasco can remind us that tropfest, while many things to many people, is not a festival. Short film bamboozled wins the 20 tropfest film festival. Matt hardie and bamboozled win top prize it was a night to remember for matt hardie, who won both best film and best actor at the 22nd instalment of tropfest. Weve all been there winner of tropfest australia 20. Australian short the unlikely maestro takes home top. The film that scooped top prize at sunday nights tropfest in sydney is now facing a social media backlash over claims it promotes homophobia and transphobia.
Bamboozled won best film at tropfest on the weekend, causing much controversy. Hosts zan rowe and susie youssef are joined by special guest judge. Yesterday, a movie called bamboozled was crowned the winner of annual short film competition tropfest. All the cards tropfest signature item are on the table for tropfest 2016. Last years tropfest winner was accused by some of homophobia and transphobia. Here he turns his camera on three fishermen eager to land an icon.
It is a comedy in which a man sleeps with a man he believes to be his transitioned exgirlfriend. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Yes bamboozled is framed as a comedy but it is just distasteful. It won an award at the february 20 tropfest the dslr award given to films shot on a dslr ca mera. Tropfest december 9, 20 why playing trans people for laughs at. Here are the 16 tropfest finalists movie news sbs movies. A cheeky film about a sex change and a disgruntled lover took out the top gong at last nights tropfest awards, a result the winner says proves the power of laughter. On 11 november polson announced that the 2015 sydney tropfest had been cancelled. Tropfest winning short film criticised for using homosexuality as punchline. Last night, director nicholas clifford walked away as the winner of tropfest 20 for his short film weve all been there. Tropfest 20, the worlds largest short film festival taking place in prospect park, concluded this past saturday with australian filmmakers tristan klein and nick baker taking the. She is a lesbian with a sense of humour who tells jokes on twitter and over her comedy podcast bring a plate.
Sbs host marc fennell says he would not have picked tropfest winner. Bamboozled is the winner of the tropfest 20 festival. Australia bamboozled by tropfest winner lip magazine. Tropfest no 22 20 finalists dedece blog dedece blog. Normal text size larger text size very large text size. Open to entry for anyone under the age of 15, the top 15 young finalists were chosen out of more than 300 entries to battle it out for the title of tropfest junior winner for 2014. Tropfest news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2015 learn how and when to remove this. Director matt hardie defends comedy, bamboozled, as a critique of homophobia, but.
The unlikely maestro winner of tropfest new york 20 tropfest. I f theres one thing that never ceases to annoy me as both a journalist and a trans woman, its when people take it upon themselves to. The unlikely maestro winner of tropfest new york 20. Bamboozled wins tropfest by turning gay sex into a dumb joke. Having grown up in a fantasy world fuelled by the great outdoors, comic books, cartoons and film, it was clear. Tropfest is the worlds largest short film festival. Tropfest winners hollywood break was almost junked. W hat a bizarre, sulphuric, directionless satire from spike lee this is. Audiences not sold on tropfest winner 09 december, 20 by emily blatchford the tropfest hashtag is trending this morning as audiences take to twitter to voice their opinion on controversial winning film bamboozled.