Trasharama A-Go-Go is an Australian annual short film festival catering to the low-budget/no-budget end of the movie-market, focusing on genre films (Horror & Sci-fi) under 15 minutes in length. The Festival began 1997, providing emerging horror film makers with a competitive environment to develop their craft and showcase films to audiences, effectively acting as a de facto training ground.
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The Festival was conceived by Dick Dale, frontman of Adelaide bands Gacy's Place and Kamikaze. Although having started in Adelaide, South Australia the festival has gained local and national sponsorship allowing it to grow in size and popularity,[citation needed] featuring both national and international submissions and now tours Australia with screenings in most Australian states.[2][3][4][5]
Trasharama A-Go-Go is promoted as "Australia's NASTIEST Short Film FESTERval".[6] Although no festival was held in 2010, the festival returned the following year.[7] Since 2015 the Trasharama agogo film festival has held its annual premiere in conjunction with Melbourne's Monster Fest.[8]
List of films screened sorted by yearedit
1994 – A taste of what was to become the Trasharama festival, one-off screening held at the Crown and Anchor Hotel.
Blue Dog – Dir. Dick Dale. Followed by performances by local bands Blood Sucking Freaks and Taxed.
1997 – "Trash Film Night" – eleven films from Adelaide and Brisbane, followed by performances by the bands, Blood Sucking Freaks and The Ghouls, screening held at "Mad Love Bar" band venue.
Films screened included:
1998 – "Trash Film Night 2" – Held in Producers Hotel beer garden. Screening of 11 Australian films followed by live performances by the bands Madonna's Armpits and Fear and Loathing.
Films screened included:
The Creature from Outta Space- Sean Wessex Brown & Justin Peacock
2000 – Trasharama A-Go-Go is held at Mercury Cinema in Adelaide, The Zoo in Brisbane, Side on Cafe in Sydney and Revolver in Melbourne.
Films screened included:
Black Lindy/ White Lindy- Timothy Spanos
The film John Lennon couldn't make- Rupert Da Costa E Silva