Joanna Werner is the founder, Creative and Executive Producer of her Melbourne based production company Werner Film Productions, which she established in 2008.

Joanna’s work has been defined by consistent acclaim, with multiple AACTA awards and Logies and three Emmy nominations. Joanna has amassed production credits on an array of internationally acclaimed work – most recently on AACTA and Logie winning series The Newsreader for the ABC, Netflix global top 10 hits Surviving Summer and Clickbait.

Other credits include Riot for the ABC, Secret City for Foxtel, Emmy- nominated Ready For this, as well as the two-time Emmy-nominated Dance Academy, which ran for three seasons and spanned a Feature Film version – Dance Academy The Movie.

In 2022 Jo produced the Logie Award winning drama/comedy tween series Crazy Fun Park. Most recently she produced Season 2 of The Newsreader and Season 2 of Surviving Summer, both premiered in September of 2023.

Joanna recently completed a six-year term on the Board of Screen Australia and served as the Chair of Screen Australia’s Gender Matters Task Force for six years.