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Mandy21:
From MSN this morning:
Heath Ledger scholarship gives Australian actor's career a boost
June 13, 2013, 8:36 AM EST
WENN
Australian actor James Mackay is a step closer to Hollywood after he was named the recipient of the 2013 Heath Ledger Scholarship Award on Wednesday.
The fund was set up by the Australians in Film organization in Los Angeles in memory of the late actor following his death in 2008. Mackay, who appeared in Guillermo del Toro's 2010 horror movie "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," beat out competition from 15 other actors to win the award, which includes return flights from Australia to America, a year of acting classes at a renowned theatre school in Los Angeles and $10,000 in cash.
The 28 year old was handed the honor at a dinner in L.A. on Wednesday night, following in the footsteps of previous recipients including "Dark Shadows" star Bella Heathcote and actor Ryan Corr, who is set to star in the new "Wolf Creek" sequel.
Ledger's father Kim said, "Making a start in entertainment can be a tough and unforgiving business in any country. I hope continuing this award, with its consequential connections, offers the final recipient a little extra support in their pathway to success."
Penthesilea:
I'm watching a documentary as I'm writing this. Just waiting for the buffering, so I thought I'd hop in here and share the link with you.
It's a documentary series called "Too Young to Die" and one part is about Heath. I'm afraid it's only in German, but the interviews are of course in English, even though a German translation audio track is layered over them.
They don't share anything particularly new, but it's well-made and presented in a calm, personable way. I recommend it.
I've had this documentary recored for 1.5 years, but never could bring myself to actually watch it. Today I caught the last 10 minutes of it and then went directly on to see the whole thing. I'm glad I did (still doing, actually).
It's watchable online, stored in the networks "Mediathek". I think they store all their programs for one week there. So the link should be good for one week, but don't sue me if it's only online for a couple of days. If you're interested, you might want to be quick with watching.
Here's the link:
http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beitrag/video/2053168/Too-Young-To-Die-Heath-Ledger#/beitrag/video/2053168/Too-Young-To-Die-Heath-Ledger
Sason:
Unfortunately it can't be watched outside of Germany.
But I'm glad you enjoyed it, Chrissi.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Sason on December 29, 2013, 06:00:38 pm ---Unfortunately it can't be watched outside of Germany.
But I'm glad you enjoyed it, Chrissi.
--- End quote ---
That's such a GBOAUS!
I'm sorry, guys. I'm looking into other possibilities of sharing it with interested Brokies.
Penthesilea:
Jan, 22nd 2014
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