Our Industry Awards

Industry achievement goes well beyond annual economic output results. In recognition of this we honour talented Victorian screen professionals through four annual awards.

The Victorian Screen Leaders Awards

The inaugural Victorian Screen Leaders Awards were established in 2012 to acknowledge Victorian screen practitioners who have been inspirational, passionate leaders with a long-term commitment to developing our industry.

The awards are named in honour of film and TV producer Jill Robb and creative arts advocate John Howie, two inspiring leaders in Film Victoria’s history who have been significant supporters of the Victorian screen industry.

The Inaugural recipients of the Jill Robb and John Howie Awards were unveiled at an industry event on 11 October 2012. 

Read the media release announcing the inaugural award recipients.

Read the media release announcing the establishment of the awards.

The Jill Robb Award
The Jill Robb Award for Outstanding Leadership, Achievement and Service to the Victorian Screen Industry recognises a Victorian female screen practitioner who has shown leadership through their achievements and involvement in the industry, including the mentoring of early career practitioners, particularly other women.

Jill Robb, AM has had a long and distinguished career in the screen industry. She was a founding Board Member of the Australian Film Commission, inaugural CEO of the Victorian Film Corporation (now Film Victoria) and a member of the Film Victoria Board from 1983 to 1989.

The John Howie Award
The John Howie Award for Outstanding Leadership, Achievement and Service to the Victorian Screen Industry recognises a Victorian individual or company with more than 10 years continuous service and commitment to the industry, who has driven innovation in their field.

John Howie has been a solicitor and arts industry advocate for over 40 years. He was Chair of Film Victoria from 1988-92 and President of the re-established Film Victoria Board from 2003 to 2011.

The Greg Tepper Award

The Greg Tepper Award has been presented since 1992 as an encouragement to an emerging filmmaker with an outstanding achievement to their credit or a significant contribution to their craft in the previous year.

Greg Tepper was a warm, funny and extremely talented man who worked at Film Victoria for 13 years before his sad and untimely death in 1991. He was widely praised for his contribution to Victorian film culture which encompassed filmmaking as well as film support. 

The Award recognises one or more of the following criteria:

• An emerging filmmaker who has demonstrated progression and talent in their field or made a significant contribution to their craft during the previous year
• An up-and-coming filmmaker with an outstanding achievement to their credit in the previous year
• A filmmaker identified as having achieved significant success in the previous year
• Public recognition of a filmmaker at an important stage in their career
• An emerging filmmaker’s body of work.

The Tim Richards Award

Introduced in 2008, the Time Richards Award recognises significant achievement in the field of digital media.

Tim was an industry leader with special interest in digital media law, specifically end-user content regulation and legal issues surrounding mobile content and applications. For more than 10 years he acted as an industry advocate for mobile content and game development, particularly for the Victorian sector. Sadly Tim passed away in October 2008 after a lengthy battle with illness

The Award recognises one or more of the following criteria:

• An individual or  company specialising in the production of digital media content that has achieved significant international success with their own IP
• An individual or company specialising in the production of digital media content that has been recognised internationally through receipt of awards for their work
• An individual or company specialising in the production of digital media content that has experienced large growth or business attraction.