AAP / ninemsn, Wed Jul 30 2008
By Katherine Field
When Tropfest founder John Polson was starting out, he cold called acclaimed director George Miller for advice.
It led to meetings where Miller would give Polson invaluable insights into his own career and success.
Now a leading Hollywood TV and movie director, Polson, 42, wants to do the same for a lucky young Australian filmmaker as a mentor for the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards (SOYA).
Polson will pick a filmmaker up to the age of 30 who will be invited to join him in Los Angeles and work on his current projects, including crime show Without A Trace and several movies.