The Heath Ledger Scholarship, run by LA-based Australians in Film, allows a winner and two runners up to go to Hollywood, pitch their skills and receive a variety of support. It is a good thing there are only three, or our television series would look decidedly middle-aged.
The 2013 finalists are: Hannah Barlow, Elizabeth Blackmore (Home and Away), Laura Brent, David Coussins, Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues), Georgia Flood (Wentworth & House Husbands), Geraldine Hakewill, Andrew Hazzard (Home & Away), Will Howarth, Reef Ireland (Puberty Blues), Kate Jenkinson (House Husbands), Andrew Lees (Rescue Special Ops), James Mackay (The Straights), Bob Morley (Neighbors and Home & Away), Alex Williams (Underground, the Julian Assange story).
