| HEATH LEDGER SCHOLARSHIP 2009 WINNER BIOS
Oliver Ackland is the 2009 Australians in Film Health Ledger Scholarship Winner!
The 2009 Heath Ledger Scholarship runners up are Firass Dirani and Veronica Sywak. Congratulations to Oliver, Firass, and Veronica!
Oliver Ackland Bio
Training:
ATYP
NIDA Summer School
HSC Drama Performance Major
Theatre:
2000 The Birds ATYP
Film:
2007 Sweet Bloody Hit (Short Film) Dir: Damien Walshe- Howling
2005 Therefore I Am (Short Film) Dir: Sam Bennets
2005 Eve (Short Film) ch: Jack
The Last Paper Boy (Short Film) AFTRS
2004 The Proposition (Feature) ch:Patrick Hopkins
2003 Peter Pan (Feature) Village Roadshow (Dir.P.J. Hogan)
My Drug Buddy (Feature) Pumpskin Films (Dir/Prod. Lester Francois)
Television:
2007 Emerald (Telemovie) The Falls Prod P/L Role: Steve Falls
2004 Cable (Telemovie) ATRAA Role: Pauli
2003 Jessica / Screentime Role: Jack
2003 Home and Away / Channel 7 Role: Stephen Ross
2002 Always Greener S.N.O. / Channel 7 Role: Matt Payne
2002 Out There / Blink Films Role: Peter Logan
2002 Young Lions / Ep 21 Quicksilver Prods Role: Liam Quinlan
2001-02 Pirate Islands / Daniel Scharf Prods Regular Role: Mars
2001 All Saints S.N.O. / Ch 7 Guest role : Nathan
2000-01 Outriders / West street prods. regular role Vince Frasca
Firass Dirani Bio
1. The Combination (2009) ....
2. Crooked Business (2008) .... Stevie
3. The Black Balloon (2008) .... Russell
4. "East West 101" .... Talal (1 episode, 2007)
- The Enemy Within (2007) TV episode .... Talal
5. "Kick" .... Amen Salim (13 episodes, 2007)
- Crunch Time (2007) TV episode .... Amen Salim
- Issi, Ozzie, Oi Oi Oi! (2007) TV episode .... Amen Salim
- Get Up, Stand Up (2007) TV episode .... Amen Salim
- While the Cat's Away (2007) TV episode .... Amen Salim
- Baby, Believe Me! (2007) TV episode .... Amen Salim
(8 more)
6. "Power Rangers Mystic Force" .... Nick Russell / ... (32 episodes, 2006)
- Mystic Fate: Part 1 (2006) TV episode .... Nick Russell / Red Mystic Ranger
- Mystic Fate: Part 2 (2006) TV episode .... Nick Russell / Red Mystic Ranger
- The Return (2006) TV episode .... Nick Russell / Red Mystic Ranger
- Light Source: Part 1 (2006) TV episode .... Nick Russell / Red Mystic Ranger
- Light Source: Part 2 (2006) TV episode .... Nick Russell / Red Mystic Ranger
(27 more)
7. The Marine (2006) .... Al Qaeda Leader
... aka Marine (Australia)
8. The Silence (2006) (TV) .... Anthony Vassalio
9. Small Claims: White Wedding (2005) (TV) .... Pizza Delivery Boy
10. "All Saints" .... Joe Malouf (1 episode, 2003)
- Suspicious Minds (2003) TV episode .... Joe Malouf
11. "White Collar Blue" .... Nick Zenopoulos (1 episode, 2002)
- Episode #1.7 (2002) TV episode .... Nick Zenopoulos
12. Change (2002) .... Joe Change
13. My Husband My Killer (2001) (TV) .... Butch Kalajzich
14. "The Potato Factory" (2000) TV mini-series .... David Solomon
15. Pitch Black (2000) .... Ali
... aka The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black (USA: DVD box title)
16. Lost (2000) .... John Savvides
17. "Home and Away" .... Bill (1 episode, 1998)
- Episode #1.2368 (1998) TV episode .... Bill
18. "Children's Hospital" .... Marc (1 episode, 1998)
- No Escape (1998) TV episode .... Marc
Self:
1. Twist of Faith (2004) (uncredited) .... Soc
Veronica Sywak Bio
AFI Nomination 2008 – Best Lead Actress
IF Nomination 2007 - Best Actress
Film:
Reeled In, 2008
Short Film: Eileen (Lead Actress)
Director: Jesse Allan
The Jammed, 2007
Feature Film: Ashley Hudson (Lead Actress)
Director: Dee McLachlan
Romulus My Father, 2007
Feature Film: Lydia Vukovich
Director: Richard Roxburgh
Welcome To The Jungle, 2007
Feature Film: Bijou (Lead Actress)
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh, Producer Gale Ann Hurd
Blurred, 2002
Feature Film: Lynette (Lead Actress)
Director: Evan Clarry
Television:
All Saints – Fearless and Searching, 2008
TV Series – guest role, Rebecca Atwood
Director: Daniel Nettheim
Packed To The Rafters, 2008
TV Series – 2 episodes, guest role, Talia
Director: Lynn Hegarty
All Saints – The Hardest Word, 2007
TV Series, 1 episode, guest role, Lisa Soloman
Director: Lynn Hegarty
Sea Patrol - Deep Water, 2007
TV series – guest role, Tourist
Director: Geoff Bennett
Love My Way, 2006
TV Series, 2 episodes, guest role – Rachel
Director: Omah Madha
Crashburn, 2002
TV Series, 13 episodes, Series Regular – Emily
Director: Steve Jodrell, Tony Tilse, Rodger Hodgman, David Caesar
Applications for the Heath Ledger Scholarship 2010 will be available in the Fall of 2009. Please check back in the Fall for detail on the submission dates.
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