Tropfest signs five-year deal with SBS Short film festival Tropfest has signed a five-year broadcast deal with digital TV channel SBS Two. AFTER successfully broadcasting on SBS One in February, Tropfest has now moved to SBS Two, where it will stay for the next five years. The event will be exclusively screened live, commencing with the next Tropfest this December. Tropfest founder and director John Polson said in a statement the digital channel is the perfect broadcast partner for the event. With the network's commitment and passion for our event, we can continue to lead the way in quality short content both in Australia and around the world. "We're ecstatic that SBS Two shares Tropfest's vision to provide local and international filmmakers with the undisputed largest, most exciting audience in the world to tell their stories," Polson said in a statement. As part of the deal, 13 weeks of additional Tropfest content will be shown in the lead-up to the live event, including the best of previous Australian Tropfest films and films from other Tropfest events around the world. SBS managing director Michael Ebeid said Tropfest will become an important part of the station's calendar of events. Established in Sydney more than 21 years ago, Tropfest has become the world's largest short film festival. Judges in the past have included a who's who of the international film community including Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Russell Crowe, Geoffrey Rush, Keanu Reeves, Sam Worthington and Ewan McGregor. The 22nd Tropfest will also receive a new home and date. The next event will be held in Centennial Park on December 8, not at The Domain during February. "February is always a tricky month," Polson told AAP, particularly for people in the film industry wanting to visit. Moving Tropfest to December should attract more international visitors, he said.