Australians in Film

Australians in Film, which originated in 2001, is one of the most important and innovative organizations in the Australian film and television industry. Largely responsible for the success of many Australian actors and storytellers who followed their dreams and made the leap to Hollywood, especially through the Heath Ledger scholarship, AiF champions undiscovered talent, and of late, has focused on under-represented communities.

Through our annual grant program, the HFPA helped non-profit group ‘Australians in Film’ to support IndigenousLA, a program to bring Indigenous filmmakers to Hollywood for the first time, to expand their career.  Warwick Thornton is one of Australia’s most acclaimed filmmakers.