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Casting Guild Awards 2024: Windcatcher and Boy Swallows Universe

The 2024 CGA winners include Nathan Lloyd for casting Windcatcher and Nikki Barrett for Boy Swallows Universe.

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Three great film & TV podcasts to listen to now

Pearl Tan's Diversity Work, Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin and See-Saw's The Sandbox are three new podcasts to get in your…

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Andrea Solonge announced as Heath Ledger Scholarship recipient

The Australian actress known for roles in Prosper and Time Bandits will receive support to develop a Hollywood career.

Heath Ledger finalists 2024. Top L-R: Andrea Solonge, Charles Wu, and Taj Aldeep. Bottom L-R: Will McDonald, Kartanya Maynard and Ezekiel Simat. Image: AIF.
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2024 Heath Ledger Scholarship finalists announced

The six finalists for the Heath Ledger Scholarship for young Australian actors in Hollywood have been revealed.

Actors' mental health is profoundly affected by unreasonable casting practices.
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Disturbing trend damaging actors’ mental health

Forced to wait up to four months to hear the outcome of an audition, actors' mental health is regularly suffering.

A fair-haired woman in a long grey cardigan over black clothes stands with arms outstretched on centre stage. She is framed by two actors with their backs to the camera, red-haired woman on the left and a brown-haired man on the right.
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How live performance brings HSC texts to vivid, unforgettable life

Actor Mark Barry returns to his alma mater, the Actors Centre Australia (ACA) to act in Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’…

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How method acting could empower women

Natalie Portman says method acting is a ‘luxury women can’t afford’ – but new research shows how it can empower…

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How to make it in Hollywood: Australian actors and directors share their insights at SXSW Sydney

Director Philip Noyce, screenwriter Amy Wang and actors Charmaine Bingwa and Jason Clarke shared their secrets on making it in…

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The Bachelor of Performing Arts (Stage and Screen) at Actors Centre Australia fosters industry-ready students with the confidence to pursue…

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Want to be an actor? Aaron Walton says 'make your own work'

Acting is just standing around pretending, right? Not so, says Aaron Walton, about a craft that is more complicated than…

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