Presented by a range of our partner organisations these awards recognise achievement in specific fields and provide mentoring and professional development opportunities within these fields.

2022 Artist Development Awards

• Best Emerging Circus or Physical Theatre Performer, supported by Theatre Network Australia
  Chiharu Valentino, Salarywoman
• Best Performance Ensemble, supported by Theatre Network Australia
  The Beep Test by Neylon & Peele

• Best Emerging Indigenous Artist, supported by Wilin Centre (VCA & MCM)
  Stone Motherless Cold, ‘A Rainbow of Tomorrows’ Exhibition

• Best Emerging Producer, supported by MILKE
  Katie Rowe, SLUTNIK™

• Best Emerging Writer, supported by Emerging Writers’ Festival
  Anna Piper Scott, Anna Piper Scott: Such An Inspiration

• Best Practice in Cultural Equity, supported by Multi Cultural Arts Victoria
  English Breakfast

• Market Ready Award, supported by Regional Arts Victoria
  Task York’s Happy Hour

• Headroom Award, supported by RISING
  In the likely event of forever,

• Young Creatives Award, supported by SIGNAL
  Ella Norton, YUCK Circus: DEADSET

• Best Participatory Work for Families, supported by ArtPlay
  Pram People

• Phantasmagorical Award, supported by Temperance Hall
  Authorised Vintage 501

• Emerging Company Incubator Award, supported by Monash University’s Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance
  SIRENS

• Comedy New Work Award, supported by Melbourne International Comedy Festival
  Hannah Camilleri – Lolly Bag

• Art Unbound Award, supported by Experimenta
  LuisVision

Presented by Festivals from across Australia these awards provide assistance to present your work at one of our partner festivals. These awards are chosen by representatives from the partner festival.

2022 Touring Awards

• WA Touring Award, supported by FRINGE WORLD Festival
  INGRESS

• SA Touring Award, supported by Adelaide Fringe
  SIRENS

• New Zealand Touring Award, supported by New Zealand Fringe
  Pillow Fight

• NSW Touring Award, supported by Sydney Fringe
  Grief Lightning: A Satire in 78 Slides

• QLD Touring Award, supported by Brisbane Powerhouse
  Anna Piper Scott: Such An Inspiration

• Edinburgh Touring Award, supported by Summerhall
  BATSH*T

Best in Furniture
Chair board Cardboard Café Chair by David Durance

Best in Lighting
ebb and flow vertical blur by Jasmine Pilcher

Best in Object Design
Shagpile by Lis de Vris

Best Experimental
Timber Shaving Vessels by Bolaji Teniola

Best Bespoke Design
Solitude by Stuart Davidson

People’s Choice Award
 The Screaming Chair by Martha Ackroyd Curtis

Design Futures Award, supported by Authentic Design Alliance
The Timber Shaving Vessels by Bolaji Teniola

Banyule Design for a Circular Economy Award, supported by Banyule City Council
PhycoLight by Hung Hin Chan and Shimroth Thomas

Presented by Melbourne Fringe along with some of our key partners, the Special Awards recognise excellence from our participants in ways that aren’t covered by the Artist Development awards. This includes recognising technical excellence, emerging talent, great feminist work, outstanding venue management and much more.

Special Awards

• Best Work By An Emerging Artist
  Juleo and Romiet
• Director’s Choice Award
  Truthclub
• Industry Trivia All-Star Champion Award
  Melbourne International Comedy Festival
• Melbourne Fringe Living Legend
  Maude Davey OAM
• People’s Choice Award
  GODZ
• Sound and Technical Excellence Award, supported by FOHP (Front of House Productions)
  Gina The Synth Cat
  
• Spirit of the Fringe
  YOU’RE ALL INVITED TO MY SON SAMUEL’S FOURTH BIRTHDAY PARTY
• Venue of the Year
  The Motley Bauhaus

We are committed to ensuring that the diversity of judges represents to the diversity of artists in the Festival and in the Australian population. Judges are selected through a broad consultation process that is based upon significant contribution and experience in the sector.

Our 2022 judges include the following industry professionals:

Cabaret

• Allison Neville
• Annie Bourke
• Artemi Muñoz
• Clare Bartholomew
• Daniel Tobias
• Fiona Scott-Norman
• Geoffrey Masters
• Jacob Kuek
• Jacqui Martin
• Maude Davey
• Rowena Hutson
• Samuel Dariol
• Scotty So
• Shamita Sivabalan
• Telia Nevile
• Willow Sizer

Circus

• Aneke  McCulloch
• Antonella Casella
• Cath Carmody
• Gail Kelly
• Jamie Bretman
• Nicole Warren
• Penny  Miles

Comedy

• Andrew McClelland
• Anthony Noack
• Caitlin McNaughton
• Chloe Wong
• Claire Harrison
• Conor Barton
• Daniel Paproth
• Daniel Teitelbaum
• Denise Damianos
• Diana Nguyen
• Ezel Doruk
• Genevieve Cizevskis
• Geraldine Quinn
• Gideon James
• Joanne Brookfield
• Leah Collins
• Lillian Birch
• Luka Muller
• Nick Caddaye
• Nick Robertson
• Patrick Hayes
• Paul Horan
• Peta Sloley
• Rebecca Austin
• Shannon Thiel
• Steph Teitelbaum
• Sweeney Preston
• Torben Deinert
• Xander Woollard
• Yvonne McAulay

Dance & Physical Theatre

• Chris Boyd
• Daniel Newell
• Elvin Lam
• Elyse Cox
• Jasmine Moseley
• Kath Papas
• Lucy Pitt
• Maggie Zhu
• Victoria Chiu

Experimental

• Afsaneh Torabi
• Anna Nalpantidis
• Belle Hammond
• Bron Belcher
• Cassandra Fumi
• Cazz Bainbridge
• Georgia Symons
• Glynn Urquhart
• Jodee  Mundy
• Jonathan Homsey
• Lauren Clelland
• Penelope Bartlau
• Rinske Ginsberg
• Xavier O’Shannessy

Kids

• Aseel Tayah
• Dan Giovannoni
• Ruth Oakley
• Sarah Austin
• Zak Pidd

Music

• Alon Ilsar
• Amos Roach
• Dave Rogers
• James Marples
• Oliver Moir

Theatre

• Alice Qin
• Alyson Campbell
• Amarachi Okorom
• Anne-Marie Peard
• Ben Sheen
• Beng Oh
• Bronwyn Pringle
• Charles Purcell
• Conor Leach
• Dan Giovannoni
• Dion Kagan
• Elizabeth Brennan
• Emily Tomlins
• Erick Mitsak
• Jason Lehane
• John Bailey
• Justin Nott
• Leigh Lule
• Marcel Dorney
• Myron My
• Olivia Muscat
• Philip Thiel
• Ren Jiang
• Suzie J. Jarmain
• Tom Gutteridge
• Vanessa O’Neil
• Yvonne Virsik
• Zak Pidd
• Zoey Dawson

Visual Arts & Film

• Andrew Atchison
• Cate Consandine
• Digby Mercer
• Ella Hughes
• Luke King
• Sam Martin
• Sarah Walker
• Taree McKenzie
• Vanessa Crampel

Words & Ideas

• Amarantha Robinson
• Chris Gordon
• Jon Thjia
• Olivia Muscat
• Sam Martin
• Sandeep Varma
• Walter Kadiki