CELIA TAIT
Title
Executive Producer
Company
Artemis Media
Production Company Profile
Artemis Media, formerly Artemis International, provides television content for national and international distribution and exhibition in all forms of visual media. We specialise in thought-provoking, entertaining television for Australia and the international market and are renowned for making stories that inspire, delight and inform. We are passionate about our programs, and believe we can genuinely make a difference. Artemis is rich in ideas, innovative in approach, sometimes playful in outlook, and uncompromising in our sense of purpose.
Country (Address)
Australia
Biography
Celia Tait is co-founder and managing director of ARTEMIS MEDIA, based in Fremantle, Western Australia. She emigrated from the UK in 1993, and together with her late business partner Brian Beaton, was active in pioneering, building and training the factual industry in WA.
Celia has worked as a writer, producer, director and executive producer and has won many national and international awards for her work.
Over the last 25 years Artemis has produced ‘stand out’ high impact factual TV for domestic and international networks and is renowned for stories that inspire, delight and inform. Celia and her team have pushed the boundaries of factual content, form and inclusivity with creative concepts that bring in big audiences and which help to create social change.
These include The Dream House, Don’t Stop the Music, Maggie Beer’s Big Mission, Australia’s Health Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley, the first 7 seasons of Who Do You Think You Are? , Saving Andrew Mallard, New Leash on Life, Storm in a Teacup , Every Family has a Secret, Australia’s Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley, and Ningaloo Nyinggulu.
Celia is a passionate advocate for the local and national screen industry – and is a member of SPA, the IAGC (Industry Advisory Group Committee) which advises the Screenwest Board, a Committee member of Screen Voice an association for Australian independent screen producers, and a board member for the International Quorum (IQ) of Producers. She continues to mentor screen practitioners.
Celia was the 2025 recipient of Australia’s International Documentary Conference Southern Light award for her outstanding contribution to nonfiction screen and media. In 2023 she was awarded an Outstanding Contribution to Industry award at the West Australian Screen Culture Awards.
Celia studied Geography at St John’s College, Cambridge University – and was amongst the second year of women to matriculate at the college. In 1986 she was awarded the Sir Joseph Lamor award for academic excellence and for her contribution to college life.
Artemis Media is a current recipient of Screen Australia’s Business Enterprise Program
Celia has worked as a writer, producer, director and executive producer and has won many national and international awards for her work.
Over the last 25 years Artemis has produced ‘stand out’ high impact factual TV for domestic and international networks and is renowned for stories that inspire, delight and inform. Celia and her team have pushed the boundaries of factual content, form and inclusivity with creative concepts that bring in big audiences and which help to create social change.
These include The Dream House, Don’t Stop the Music, Maggie Beer’s Big Mission, Australia’s Health Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley, the first 7 seasons of Who Do You Think You Are? , Saving Andrew Mallard, New Leash on Life, Storm in a Teacup , Every Family has a Secret, Australia’s Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley, and Ningaloo Nyinggulu.
Celia is a passionate advocate for the local and national screen industry – and is a member of SPA, the IAGC (Industry Advisory Group Committee) which advises the Screenwest Board, a Committee member of Screen Voice an association for Australian independent screen producers, and a board member for the International Quorum (IQ) of Producers. She continues to mentor screen practitioners.
Celia was the 2025 recipient of Australia’s International Documentary Conference Southern Light award for her outstanding contribution to nonfiction screen and media. In 2023 she was awarded an Outstanding Contribution to Industry award at the West Australian Screen Culture Awards.
Celia studied Geography at St John’s College, Cambridge University – and was amongst the second year of women to matriculate at the college. In 1986 she was awarded the Sir Joseph Lamor award for academic excellence and for her contribution to college life.
Artemis Media is a current recipient of Screen Australia’s Business Enterprise Program
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