Producer Emma Cooper is the new chair of Australians in Film (AiF), taking over from Simonne Overend.
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.
The pool of talented young Australian actors is so vast the judges of the Heath Ledger Scholarship presented by Australians in Film have named 20 finalists this year, up from the usual 15.
The Heath Ledger scholarship now includes a year long scholarship to the Stella Adler Acting and Theatre school
Aaron Glenane is honoured to be among the 10 finalists for this year’s Heath Ledger Scholarship.
Rising young actors who've appeared in Unbroken, The Water Diviner, Deadline Gallipoli, ANZAC Girls and The Code are among the finalists for the 7th annual Heath Ledger Scholarship.
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.
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.