Zak Hilditch

Education

• Curtin University, BA HONS Screen Arts, Western Australia, 2004
  This followed a double major in Film and Creative writing at Curtin University in 2003.

Awards

• WA Screen Awards, Best Director - At Play, 2006
  Zak won best director at the 2006 WA Screen Awards.
• WA Screen Awards, Audience Award - At Play, 2006
  At Play was voted the most popular film at the 2006 WA Screen Awards.
• Bondi Film Festival, Best Film - At Play, 2006
  At Play won best joint short film at the festival.
• WA Screen Awards, Best Film - Waiting for Naval Base Lily, 2004
  Waiting for Naval Base Lily won the award in 2004.
• WA Screen Awards, Best Tertiary Film - Boxing Day, 2005
  Boxing Day won best tertiary film at the 2005 ceremony.
• WA Screen Awards, Best Film - Before Closing, 2008
  Before closing won the best film award at the 2008 ceremony.
• WA Screen Awards, ABC Young Filmmaker of the year , 2006
  Zak Hilditch won the prestigious award in 2006.
• Red Rock Film Festival, Best Narrative Feature, 2010
  The Toll won the award in 2010.
• Harlem International Film Festival , Best World Film, 2010
  The Toll won it's first award at the Harlem Film Festival.
• Traildance Film Festival, Best Foreign Film , 2011
  The Toll picked up the award in 2011.
• Bohemian Outdoor Short Film Festival, Best Short Film - Arrivals and Departures, 2010
  The film won the award in 2010.
• Methodfest Film Festival, Maverick Award- for quality in Low Budget filmmaking, 2007
  Zak won the award for his 2nd DIY feature 'Plum Role' in 2007.

Nominations

Zak was nominated for the Rising Talent Award at the 2011 Inside Film Awards held at Luna Park in Sydney.