Melanie Coombs

Melanie Coombs is a producer of animation, documentary and dramatic film and television. Awards include the 2004 Academy Award for "Harvie Krumpet", the Asia Pacific Screen Award for "Mary and Max" and the AFI Award for "Break & Enter". "The Death and Life of Otto Bloom" opened the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2016. Since 2010 Melanie has been working in the UK and USA and joined animation powerhouse ShadowMachine in 2017. Melanie was Co-Producer and Production Supervisor on "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio", the Stop motion animation adaptation that won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. She is Producer on "In The Know", for Peacock NBCU. Melanie is an Ambassador for Screenrights, a member of Women in Animation, Women in Film and is a member of the Animation Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences®.