Craig Melville

Director / Producer

Sydney, Australia
Awards
2010
Australian Director's Guild Awards
Best Music Video - Winner "Northcote (So Hungover)"
2010
Australian Director's Guild Awards
Best Light Entertainment / Reality - Nomination “John Safran’s Race Relations” Episode 4
2010
Australian Director's Guild Awards
Best Comedy - Nomination - “John Safran’s Race Relations” Episode 2
2010
Rose D’Or International Television Awards
Best Comedy - Nomination “John Safran’s Race Relations”
2010
Rose D’Or International Television Awards
Social Award - Nomination “John Safran’s Race Relations
2010
Logie Awards
Best Light Entertainment - Nomination “The Chaser’s War on Everything”
2010
Offical Selection 'Northcote (So Hungover)
2010
Australian Cinematography Awards
Music Video - Winner (Silver Award) “Northcote (So Hungover)”
2010
Winner - Music Video Award The Bedroom Philosopher ‘Northcote (So Hungover)’
2010
Winner - Best Director - Music Video Category "Northcote (So Hungover)"
2010
Winner - Best Music Video
2011
St Kilda Film Festival - SoundKilda Music Competition
Best Independent Music Video
2010
Williamsbourgh International Film Festival
Official Selection
2010
Royal Flush Festival
Best Music Video 'Northcote (So Hungover')
2010
Los Angeles Film & Script Festival
Honorable Mention
2009
AFI Awards
Best Television Comedy Series 'Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure' - Nomination
2009
Australian Director's Guild Awards
Best Achievement in Television Comedy - Nomination
2008
Logie Awards 2008
Most Outstanding Comedy Program – Nomination 'The Chaser's War on Everything'
2008
Logie Awards 2008
Most Popular Light Entertainment Program - Nomination
2008
AFI Awards
International Award for Comedy - Nomination 'The Chaser's War on Everything'
2007
AFI Awards 2007
Best Television Comedy Series – Nomination
2006
AFI Award
Best Television Comedy Series – Winner 'John Safran vs God'
2005
Logie Awards
Most Outstanding Comedy Program - Nomination 'John Safran vs God'
2005
Down Under Film Festival
Best Australian Short Comedy 'Dentally Disturbed'
2005
Logie Awards
Best Comedy Series - Nomination 'John Safran vs God'
2005
Flickerfest International Film Festival
SBS Telesion Award 'Dentally Disturbed'
2005
Portland International Film Festival
Audience Choice Awards 'Dentally Disturbed'
2005
Tropfest Best of the Rest
Audience choice Award 'Dentally Disturbed'
2005
Rushes Soho Film Festival - London
Best Newcommer - Runner up
2005
Australian Comedy Award
Outstanding Australian TV Comedy - Personality Based - Winner 'John Safran vs God'
2003
AFI Awards
Best Comedy Series - Sitcom or Sketch - Winner 'John Safran's Music Jamboree'
2003
ARIA Awards
Best Music Video - Nomination 'Addicted to Bass' Josh Abrahams
2000
Cannes Advertising Awards
Best Retail Advertising - Nomination - Jay Jays
2000
Asia Pacific Advertising Awards
Retail Advertising - Winner 'Jay Jays'
1999
Australian Cinematographers Society Awards
Best Cinematography Fictional Short - Cinema & TV - Silver 'Love Hurts'
1999
Australian Cinematographers Society Awards
Best Cinematography in a Music Video - Highly Commended
1996
Australian Cinematographers Society Awards
Best Cinematography in a Short Film – Gold
Filmography
Jan 2009Oct 2009
Director / Producer
Feb 2010Nov 2010
Sydney, Australia
May 2009Jul 2009
The Chaser’s War on Everything Series 3
Director / Producer
Sydney, Melbourne,
Jan 2008Sep 2008
Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure
Director / Producer
Sydney, Australia
2007
The Election Chaser
Director / Producer
Sydney, Australia
2007
The Chaser’s War on Everything Series 2
Director / Producer
Sydney, Australia
2006
The Chaser’s War on Everything Series 1
Director
Melbourne, Australia
Jun 2005Mar 2006
Speaking in Tongues
Director / Producer
Jun 2004May 2005
John Safran vs God
Director
Melbourne, Sydney,
2002
John Safran’s Music Jamboree
Director
Melbourne, Australia
1999
The Late Report
Director
Melbourne, Australia
1998
Disinfo-nation
Director
Melbourne, Australia
1998
John Safran: Media Tycoon
Director
Melbourne, Australia
1998
John Safran: Master Chef
Director