Bio:
Madeleine Hetherton-Miau is an experienced and multi-awarded film and television director and producer.
In 2012 she co-founded the independent production company Media Stockade with Rebecca Barry. She works across a wide range of programs, which have been broadcast in over 60 countries across networks including ABC, BBC, Netflix, National Geographic, Discovery, Al Jazeera and many more.
Her credits include Series Producer and Creator of the award winning 8 part series ‘The Surgery Ship’ for National Geographic Channel, Producer for the true crimes series ‘Debi Marshall Investigates’ for FOXTEL and Producer for ‘Back to Nature’ factual series for the ABC.
< this is a photo of me with my son Zeke. He was very sick as a baby but is doing fabulously now. The photo was taken by the wonderful Alina Gozina.
EDUCATION
MASTERS OF ARTS - Graduated 2004, Australian Film Television and Radio School
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (HONS 1) - Graduated 1998, University of Sydney
DEANS HONOUR AWARD - 1994, 1998, University of Sydney
PADI OPEN WATER DIVER CERTIFICATE
ACCOLADES
2022 - Nominated Best Documentary Series - Screen Producers Australia
2020 - Walkley Award - June Andrews Award for Women’s Leadership in Media
2018 - Nominated Best Single Documentary – Screen Producers Australia
2017
Nominated Best Single Documentary – Screen Producers Australia
Nominated Best Documentary Series – Screen Producers Australia
2016
Nominated Breakout Business of the Year – Screen Producers Australia
Nominated Best Single Documentary – Screen Producer Australia
2015 - Nominated Breakout Business of the Year – Screen Producers Australia
2015 - Nominated Best Directing in a Documentary “The Surgery Ship” – Australian Directors Guild