Steph Du Melo (Steven Dumelow, born 14.7.1961) is a British filmmaker whose work spans directing, editing, writing and producing within the independent and genre film space. He was the founder of MeloMedia Films Ltd, a UK-based production company committed to “producing high quality, thought-provoking feature films”. Du Melo began his professional life in the world of music and sound as a composer and pop star. His first film production role was as an orchestral recordist on Tom Waller's Monk Dawson (1998), on which his friend and collaborator Mark Jensen was composer. This early technical experience placed him close to the engine room of film production, developing both the discipline and craft awareness that would later feed into his directing and producing work. In 1998 Du Melo co-founded the production company Renaissance 2000 Films. In 1999, they produced the Electronic Press Kit…
