Hi, I'm Joseph Meldrum.

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I'm a proud queer Ghungalu/Bidjara/German Writer, Director, Producer and Film & Television Executive from the Northern Territory, Australia. 

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My career in the film and TV industry has taken me between Australia and North America since 2016 where I have worked as a Commissioning Editor at SBS/NITV, the Acting Head of First Nations and a Development and Investment Manager at Screen Australia and a Content Director at Screen Queensland. I have also worked extensively in production across many roles such as Producer, Camera Operator and Lighting/Electrics on productions for the likes of HBO, Netflix, Lionsgate, Discovery Channel, AMC+ and many more. ​

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I have commissioned documentary and factual titles such as Saltwater Cowboys of Shark Bay (In Production), Search For The Snowy (In Production), Drafted (In Production), Our Medicine Season 2 (2026), as well as scripted series Reckless (2026), children's animation series Proudfoot and Friends (In Production), AACTA award winning feature documentaries such as Journey Home, David Gulpilil (2026), Emily: I Am Kam (2025, NITV) and Logie Award nominated children's factual series Dreaming Big (2025, NITV).  

 

During my time as a production executive I oversaw production and investment for titles such as Thou Shalt Not Steal (Stan, 2024), The New Boy ( 2023), Black Snow Season 1 (Stan, 2023), Limbo (2023), The Dark Emu Story (The ABC, 2023), First Weapons (The ABC, 2023) and many more. 

 

As production crew I have worked on many major productions shooting in Canada like Peacemaker Season 1 (HBO, 2022), ​Midnight Mass Season 1 (Netflix, 2021), Gold Rush: Alaska Season 11 and 12 (Discovery Channel, 2021, 2022), Joy Ride (Lionsgate, 2023), Two Sentence Horror Stories Season 1 and 2 (Netflix, 2019, 2020) and many more. 

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I have written, directed and produced television commercials for the Northern Territory Government and my debut short film, Maison (2021) which was filmed in British Columbia, Canada and premiered at the 40th Anniversary St Kilda Film Festival. In 2024 I was named as one of the Screen Producers Australia's "Ones To Watch" and will be returning back to filmmaking in 2026 where I will be a part of the SBS Digital Originals and the Australian's In Film UNTAPPED programs.