Craig Melville

Craig Melville
Born	Craig James Melville Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Director Producer
Known for	John Safran vs God "The Chaser's War on Everything" "John Safran's Race Relations" "Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure" "Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable"
Website
[1] www.craigmelville.com

Craig James Melville is an Australian television comedy director. He is best known for his collaborations with comedians John Safran, Lawrence Leung and The Chaser.

Contents 1 Filmography 1.1 Television 1.2 Music Clips 2 Awards 2.1 Television 2.2 Music Video 2.3 Advertising 2.4 Short Film 3 External links

Filmography

Television

• Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable - Director/Producer (2011)
• John Safran's Race Relations - Director/Producer (2009)
• The Chaser's War on Everything: Series 3 - Director/Producer (2009)
• Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure - Director/Producer (2008)
• The Chaser Decides: Series 2 - Director/Producer (2007)
• The Chaser's War on Everything: Series 2 - Director/Producer (2007)
• The Chaser's War on Everything: Series 1 - Director (from April 2006)
• Speaking in Tongues - Director/Producer (2005-2006)
• John Safran vs God - Director (2004-2005)
• John Safran's Music Jamboree - Segment Director (2002)
• The Late Report - John Safran Segment Director (1999)
• John Safran: Media Tycoon - Director (1998)
• John Safran: Master Chef - Director (1998)

Music Clips

• The Bedroom Philosopher - "Northcote (So Hungover)" (2010) [2]
• TISM - "Thunderbirds Are Coming Out" (1998) [3]
• TISM - "Whatareya?" (1998)
• Magic Dirt - "She-Riff" (1999) [4]
• Frenzal Rhomb - 'We're Going Out Tonight" (2000)
• Frank Bennett - "Opportunities", "Let's Make Lots of Money" (1999)
• Josh Abrahams - "Addicted to Bass" (1998)
• John Safran - "Not the Sunscreen Song" (1997)

Awards

Television

John Safran's Race Relations (ABC)

• Australian Director's Guild - Best Comedy - Nomination
• Australian Director's Guild - Best Reality / Light Entertainment - Nomination
• Rose D'or 2010 - Best Comedy - Nomination
• Rose D'or 2010 - Social Award - Nomination
• Logie Awards 2010 - Best Light Entertainment - Nomination

Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure (ABC)

• AFI Awards - Nomination - Best Television Comedy 2009
• Australian Directors Guild Awards - Best Achievement in Television Comedy - Nomination

The Chaser's War on Everything (ABC)

• AFI Award 2006 - Best Television Comedy - Winner
• AFI Award 2007 - Best Television Comedy - Nomination
• Logie Award 2008 - Nomination - Most Outstanding Comedy Program

John Safran vs God

• AFI Award - Winner – Best Television Comedy
• Logie Awards - Nomination - Most Outstanding Comedy Program
• ABU 2005 Awards - Finalist

John Safran's Music Jamboree

director - various segments

• AFI Award - Winner - Best Comedy Series - 2003
• Logie Awards - Nomination - Most Outstanding Comedy Program - 2003

Music Video

The Bedroom Philosopher 'Northcote (So Hungover)' Shock Records [5]

• Australian Directors Guild Awards - Music Video - Winner [6]
• Royal Flush Festival - Best Music Video - Winner [7]
• Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood 2010 [8]

TISM ‘Thunderbirds Are Coming Out’ Shock Records

• Australian Cinematographers Society Award

Magic Dirt ‘She Riff’ Au-go-go Records

• Australian Cinematographers Society Award

Josh Abrahams & Amiel Daemion ‘Addicted to Bass’ Shock Records

• ARIA Award Best Music Video 1999 - Nomination ARIA Music Awards of 1999

Advertising

• Jay Jays (Just Jeans Group) ‘In Hiding’ Clemenger BBDO

• Cannes Lion - Nomination - retail advertising
• Asia Pacific Advertising Award - Winner - Retail advertising

Short Film

Dentally Disturbed (co-director) 16mm – 2004 [9]

• Flickerfest 2005 – Sydney - Winner of SBS Television Award
• Portland International Film Festival (USA) – Audience Choice Award 2005
• Down Under Film Festival ‘Best Australian Short Comedy’ 2005
• Sony Tropfest ‘Best of the Rest’ competition winner
• London Rushes Soho Short Film Festival - Best Newcomer – Runner up.
• Angry Film Festival - Runner Up

Brief Fiction (director and cinematographer) 16mm - 1996

• Gold - Australian Cinematographers Society Awards 1996
• Provincial Film Festival 1997 - Nomination

Love Hurts

• Silver - Australian Cinematographers Society Awards - Fictional Drama Shorts - Cinema and TV 1999

External links

• IMDB Movie Database
• Craig Melville's Home Page
• The Chaser's War on Everything - Home Page
• John Safran vs God Home Page
• Music Jamboree Home Page
• Speaking in Tongues Home Page
• MVDbase
• The Money Shot

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Name	Melville, Craig
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Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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