Judging Panel: Nick Hardcastle

Nick has appeared on radio, stage and screen across Australia, the UK and the USA. Stage credits include Alice In Wonderland, Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical, Orry, Old Frenemies, Ruben Guthrie, Girls Night Out, 52 Pick Up, Cliffhanger, Something Cloudy Something Clear, An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein, Nursery Crimes, Snow White and many more. TV credits include Pure Genius (CBS), The Emmy winning Socal Connected (KCET Los Angeles), Home and Away, All Saints and Saturday Disney (Network 7), Video Hits (Ten), Watch Your Own Wednesday and The Big Help News (Nickleodeon), Changi, Creature Features, Nick Gets The Knack, Kids in the Garden, Rollercoaster Video Chat and the Young Performers Awards (ABC TV), Flat Chat and Tanya and Floyd (Nine Network), Pizza (SBS). Nicks film credits include Love and Penguins, The Truth About Taro, Boytown, Liquid Bridge and 12 Pound Balls for which he also won best original composition for the song One Champion at the Portland International Comedy Film Festival. Nick is also an accomplished writer, producer and recording artist, having released albums through ABC Music, Shock Records, Universal and Warner records including his self-titled pop record that was named one of the top 20 albums of the year of its release by the Sydney Morning Herald.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362057/