Melissa Kelly - Producer

Melissa is an independent producer with a background in the development and production of documentary, drama and comedy-light entertainment. After working for more than ten years in television production, Melissa established the Perth based production company Factor 30 Films. Melissa recently produced the documentary Surviving The Fall: The Gracetown Tragedy (ABC TV) and the short dramas Edgar & Elizabeth, The Glimpse and Umbrella Condition. Melissa has also worked at ScreenWest and has hosted guest lectures in Producing and Production Management at Murdoch University, FTI and Perth TAFE.

Ryan Hodgson - Producer

A Curtin University Film and Television graduate, Ryan has been working in the Australian film industry since 1996.

Ryan has been involved in a number of short and feature films and his credits include the FFC funded feature Justice (Associate Producer) and the ScreenWest funded short Crush (Producer). He has also produced over sixty advertising campaigns totalling well over 100 commercials. Among others he has successfully managed campaigns for major banks (BankWest), public utilities (Alinta, Water Corporation), insurers (HBF, Western QBE, Wesfarmers, SGIO), national sporting teams (Fremantle Dockers) and state and federal government agencies (Department of Training, Office of Road Safety, WA Health Department, Tourism Western Australia, LotteryWest, DCITA). His commercial work has been a finalist and winner at the Campaign Brief (Best TV Advertisement, Best TV Campaign) and Perth Advertising & Design Club Awards (Gold, Silver, Bronze Awards).

Ryan has also worked as a Project Officer at Western Australia's Government film body, ScreenWest, and taught at the Film & Television Institute in Fremantle. Ryan is currently the Western Australian Chapter Head of the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA).