Celebrated veteran film and TV producer Robin Scholes is set to be recognised for her significant contribution to the screen production industry.

Scholes has produced several acclaimed creative works, including Once Were Warriors, Broken English, Mister Pip and Crooked Earth- as well as co-founding independent TV company Communicado.

She's due to receive the SPADA/The Data Book Industry Champion Award this coming Thursday.

"The industry I have been privileged to be part of, they really help each other. When I was starting out, there were lots of people who helped me continuously throughout my career- this is true of just about everything."

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