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Committees and Assessment Panels

A diverse cross-section of screen industry practitioners, Board members and niche experts – supporting a just process for funding decisions based on specialist knowledge and assisting VicScreen to efficiently and effectively deliver on its strategic objectives. 

EXTERNAL ASSESSORS

 

VicScreen engages screen industry experts to assess our funding applications for development and production and make recommendations for funding to our Heads of Division, CEO or Board for final approval (subject to delegated financial approvals). Our external assessors sit alongside internal assessors with relevant skills and experience. 

Our current external assessors are: 

→ Alice Burgin

→ Ally McLean

→ Alyce Adams

→ Amanda Higgs

→ Anna Jeffries

→ AP Pobjoy

→ Beck Cole

→ Beth Frey

→ Brendan Keogh

→ Brian Udovich

→ Britt Arthur

→ Carmel McAloon

→ Carmen Knox

→ Cherie Davidson

→ Christopher Kam

→ Clea Frost

→ Corrie Chen

→ Dan Lake

→ David Elliot Jones

→ David Hannam

→ David Parkin

→ Debra Allanson

→ Emma Fitzsimons

→ Erin Bretherton

→ George Adams

→ Hollie Black

→ Imogen Banks

→ Isaac Elliott

→ Jacob Hickey

→ Jason Imms

→ Jeff Daniels

→ Jini Maxwell

→ Joanna Werner

→ Joe Park

→ John Hughes

→ John Molloy

→ Julie Eckersley

→ Kate Laurie

→ Kate Pappas

→ Kelly Lefever

→ Kim Ho

→ Kodie Bedford

→ Laura Crawford

→ Lauren Merolli

→ Lee Naimo

→ Lee-Ann Woon

→ Lexa Francis

→ Liam Esler

→ Lindsay Devlin

→ Liz Kearney

→ Magda Wozniak

→ Michele Turnure-Salleo

→ Nicholas Watson

→ Nick Musgrove

→ Paul Walton

→ Pip Campey

→ Rachael Turk

→ Rae Johnston

→ Ranald Allan

→ Rhian Skirving

→ Rhiannon Poley

→ Rushie Perera

→ Santilla Chingaipe

→ Sarah Freeman

→ Sarah Shaw

→ Seph Mckenna

→ Stuart Menzies

→ Sue Maslin

→ Sue Thomson

→ Tim Williams

→ Virginia Whitwell

→ Wendall Thomas

AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE

 

The committee supports the VicScreen Board through reviewing and assessing the effectiveness of Film Victoria’s systems and controls for financial management, performance, sustainability and risk management, and overseeing internal and external audit functions. 

Meeting frequency: minimum four per year. 

Our current members are: 

 

→ Liz Grainger, Board Member (Chair)

→ Jenny Taing, Board Member 

→ Peter Hourihan, external member

VICTORIAN SCREEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (VSED) COMMITTEE

 

The committee considers applications to the Victorian Screen Rebate program.

Our current members are: 

 

→ George Lekakis AO, Board President (Chair)

→ Leonie Morgan AM, Board Member

→ Debra Allanson, external member

→ Sarah Coughlan, Director - Creative Investments, Creative Victoria

→ Nick Forward, Board Member 

→ CEO, VicScreen (non-voting)

→ Director, Governance & Operations, VicScreen (non-voting)

→ Director Economic & Industry Development, VicScreen (non-voting)

→ Head of Incentives, VicScreen (non-voting)

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