Tropfest Competition Focusing on Antibiotic Resistance

Calling all filmmakers: This year’s Tropfest has teamed up with the NPS MedicineWise to run a community service announcement film competition educating the public on the issue of antibiotic resistance. The winners will share a prize pool of $10,000 in cash.
The brief: make an award-winning short film/community service announcement (CSA) of up to 45 seconds about the threat of antibiotic resistance and how awareness of #savethescript can help fight this global issue.
Tropfest Managing Director, Michael Laverty says this competition provides filmmakers with a new opportunity to further their skill and experience, “Storytellers have a unique opportunity to use their craft to raise awareness about this global health threat. We at Tropfest know Australians to be incredibly creative and we’re excited about the unique challenge this competition presents. We’re looking forward to seeing what stories are shared.”
NPS MedicineWise CEO Dr Lynn Weekes says, “Antibiotic resistance is here—it’s a serious health issue already in our community, but there are simple actions individuals can do to help stop its spread. Without action today we face a future where antibiotics are no longer effective against bacterial infections. A recent prediction from the UK stated that antibiotic resistance could lead to an extra 10 million deaths a year worldwide by 2050.”
Entries will be accepted every day in May. To find out more, to submit an entry, and for terms and conditions, visit winteriscoming.nps.org.au