PRODUCTION MANAGER: MELANIE BRUNT
Melanie has worked in the Australian industry in various production roles on local and international film and television productions since 1997.

Her credits as Production Manager include the feature film The Jammed (2006), the short films William (2005) financed by AFC and Film Victoria, Love This Time (2005 - also Co-Producer) financed by Film Victoria - film received a Special Mention at the Berlin Film Festival, My Sister (2004) financed by AFC - Winner of Best Australian Short Film at the Melbourne International Film Festival and AFI Nominee for Best Cinematography, Oranges (2003) financed by Film Victoria - Winner of Best Youth Film at Oberhausen and Best Fiction Film at St Kilda Film Festival, Unpleasant (1999) for the VCA and Nailed (1998) financed by the South Australia Film Corporation.

As Producer, she has worked on Doctor By The Bay (1998) which screened on SBS Eat Carpet, Nina’s Dream (1998) and Afternoons/Deadline/Please (1997) for the South Aust. Young Film Maker’s Festival - winner of AFTRS Award for Producing.

As Production Coordinator, Melanie’s credits include: the Australian feature films Boytown (2005), Irresistable (2005), River Queen (2004), Russell Coight’s Celebrity Challenge (Telemovie—2004), The Extra (2004), Roy Hollsdotter Live (50 min feature for SBS—2002), Bad Eggs (Pre-Production Coordinator, 2002), as well as the US Movies of The Week Attack of the Sabre Tooth (2004) and Evil Never Dies (Assistant Production Coordinator—2003) and the US feature film The Great Raid (aka Ghost Soldiers) (2002) as Assistant Production Coordinator—Action Unit.

Melanie’s TVC and Documentary credits include working as 1st AD on the Australian Education Union (2003) and Kids Under Cover (2000) commercials and 3rd AD on the Mitsubishi Solara and Magna campaigns (1998). She additionally worked as 1st Assistant Director on The Last Pechenuik for the SBS Hybrid Life Series in 2000.

Melanie has just completed producing the short film Dugong (2006), financed by Film Victoria.