Acting: Casting Workshop with Amy Mete
Dates: 29 & 30 June (2-day workshop)
Step into the audition room and experience what the casting process is really like.

In this two-day intensive, students will work closely with Casting Director Amy Mete to gain practical insight into the world of screen auditions and professional casting processes for film, television and commercials.

Filmmaking: Make a short!
Dates: 29 & 30 June (2-day workshop)
Across two intensive days, students will collaborate in teams to develop, shoot, direct and edit an original short film inspired by a creative brief revealed at the beginning of the workshop.

Animation: Make it Move!
Dates: 29 & 30 June (2-day workshop)
What happens when a drawing suddenly comes to life?

In this exciting two-day animation workshop, young creatives will explore the magic of movement as they design their own original character and learn how animators create personality, emotion and energy through motion.

Photography: Creative Photography Challenge
Dates: 1 & 2 July (2-day workshop)
In this fun and imaginative two-day photography workshop, young creatives will explore how photographers use angles, light, perspective and storytelling to create exciting, cinematic images.

Acting: SCREEN ACTING - GROUP 1
Dates: 1 & 2 July (2-day workshop)
In this exciting two-day screen acting workshop, young performers will step in front of the camera and explore what it takes to create believable, truthful performances for film and television.

Acting: Scene Study with Film & TV Director Taylor Ferguson
Dates: 1 & 2 July (2-day workshop)
For students ready to take their acting further, this two-day Scene Study Intensive offers a deeper exploration of screen performance and what it’s really like to work with a director in a professional environment.

Filmmaking: Make a Short Film!
Dates: 6 & 7 July (2-day workshop)
In this exciting two-day filmmaking workshop, young creatives will work together to develop, shoot and perform in an original short film inspired by the 2026 Tropfest Jr Signature Item: Map.

Animation: (Group 2)
Dates: 6 & 7 July (2-day workshop)
What happens when a drawing suddenly comes to life?

In this exciting two-day animation workshop, young creatives will explore the magic of movement as they design their own original character and learn how animators create personality, emotion and energy through motion.

Acting: Auditions & Self-Tapes
Dates: 9 & 10 July (2-day workshop)
For young actors beginning to audition, or preparing to take that next step, learning how to create a strong self-tape is an essential skill.

In this two-day intensive, students will experience the audition process from preparation through to performance.

Filmmaking: Make a Short Film! (Group 2)
Dates: 9 & 10 July (2-day workshop)
In this exciting two-day filmmaking workshop, young creatives will work together to develop, shoot and perform in an original short film inspired by the 2026 Tropfest Jr Signature Item: Map.

Photography: Style, Story & Image Making
Dates: 9 & 10 July (2-day workshop)
Photography is more than capturing an image. It’s about perspective, storytelling and creating a feeling.

In this hands-on two-day photography intensive, students will explore product photography, lifestyle imagery and portraiture through a series of creative shoots designed to encourage experimentation, self-expression and visual storytelling.

Animatic to Animation: A Creative Experiment
Dates: 9 & 10 July (2-day workshop)
Bring your ideas to life, one frame at a time.

In this dynamic two-day animation intensive, students will dive into the fast-paced world of visual storytelling as they create their own original action animatic using Procreate Dreams.