Trop Jr has been part of the Tropfest film festival since 2008 and is held in Sydney, Australia each year.
Trop Jr is billed as "The Worlds Largest Short Film Festival for Kids!
The prize includes a digital camera, an ABC3 educational filmmaking experience and film and television short courses.
Trop Jr has been included as part of the Tropfest program since 2008, when 8 films were entered into competition.
It had been planned for three years, and has support from the Australian Children's Television Foundation, Boomerang and the Cartoon Network.