Sian Davies is an accomplished director of television, film and commercials. Recently, Sian directed episodes of the upcoming Stan thriller WATCHING YOU, currently in post production.

In the last five years, Sian set up the Logie nominated Stan/Sundance TV series BLACK SNOW, and also directed episodes of the critically acclaimed Foxtel drama THE TWELVE, garnering ADG Award nominations for both. Additionally, in 2022, Sian received three ADG Award nominations, ultimately winning for Paramount Plus’ SPREADSHEET and Netflix’s SURVIVING SUMMER. For her work on the second season of SURVIVING SUMMER, Sian was Highly Commended by the ADG Awards.

In 2016, she directed the third series of the International Emmy® Award-winning series NOWHERE BOYS for Matchbox and ABC3, for which she received a 2017 ADG Award nomination for Best Direction in a Children’s Drama Series. She also directed on the fourth series of NOWHERE BOYS in 2018, garnering a Screen Producers Australia award for her work. Previously, Sian directed all episodes of the first season of ABC’s comedy series, THE EX-PM, which also earned her an ADG Award nomination in the comedy category. Her other credits include episodes of the internationally-acclaimed ABC drama series MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, which sold into more than 120 territories worldwide, and other household Australian television titles such as REEF BREAK, PLAYING FOR KEEPS, BAD MOTHERS, WENTWORTH, HOUSE HUSBANDS, OFFSPRING, RUSH, WINNERS AND LOSERS, and SATISFACTION. For her work on TRUE STORY WITH HAMISH AND ANDY, she took home an ADG Award nomination for Best Direction in a TV Comedy Program.

Sian has written and directed several short films which have enjoyed extensive festival play worldwide. Her debut film POETRY, financed by Film Victoria, premiered at MIFF in 2007.  Her follow up film PIÑATA, produced by Yaman Films, had its world premiere in competition at MIFF in 2009, and her VCA graduate film BLACKOUT screened at Forum Cannes and Clermont Ferrand.