Australians in Film has unveiled the six finalists for this year's Heath Ledger Scholarship, with Max Brown, Mabel Li, Rahel Romahn, Andrea Solonge, Zoe Terakes, and Harvey Zielinski to contend the 2021 prize.
After making his US TV debut in the National Geographic docudrama 'Valley of the Boom' Dakota Shapiro was thrilled when he landed a role in the pilot of 'The Lost Boys', adapted from Joel Schumacher’s 1987 horror comedy movie.
There were a record number of applications including an increase from diverse and under-represented communities for the Heath Ledger Scholarship, now in its 10th year and worth $US30,000.
Producer Emma Cooper is the new chair of Australians in Film (AiF), taking over from Simonne Overend.
Established in memory of Australian actor Heath Ledger, who served as an ambassador for AiF, the Heath Ledger Scholarship is open to emerging Australian actors 18-35 years old.
Collette and Cornish join head of casting for Paramount Joseph Middleton (Donnie Darko, The Bourne Identity), producer Basil Iwanyk (The Town, Gods of Egypt, Sicario), casting Director Sherry Thomas (The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul) and director Philli
The actor, who recently starred in the 'The Bronx Bull', has been shortlisted for the award twice before landing this year’s win.
When Matt Levett was nominated for this year’s Heath Ledger Scholarship along with 17 other rising talents, the actor didn’t fancy his chances amongst what he described as a “an intimidating†line-up.