Joshua "von" Brown

film/tv/digital

Joshua Brown is a film/TV maker and television executive who serves as Vice President of Current Production for Bravo, where he oversees Real Housewives of Potomac, Below Deck Mediterranean and Summer House. Past series include Ladies of London, Backyard Envy and First Family of Hip-Hop.

He has directed, produced and edited projects featured at film festivals worldwide and broadcast on HBO, Bravo, MTV, Sundance Channel, Adult Swim, truTV, A&E and PBS. 

Joshua produced and directed-- with John Mikulak-- and edited the feature documentary "The Man Who Would Be Polka King," partially funded by truTV and distributed by Gunpowder & Sky. The documentary was adapted into a feature film titled The Polka King starring Jack Black, Jenny Slate and Jason Schwartzmann. Joshua served as co-executive producer of the scripted feature, and the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Netflix for worldwide distribution. Joshua's documentary was re-released by Netflix to accompany the scripted feature.

Under the name Joshua von Brown, he directed the underground rocksploitation feature film “Altamont Now,” which premiered at the Boston Underground Film Festival and is distributed by Factory 25. Altamont Now won Best Narrative Feature from both the Arizona Underground and Denver Underground Film Festivals, as well as Best Director at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival.

His first documentary "50,000,000 Joe Franklin Fans Can’t Be Wrong" profiled the legendary cult TV talk show host Joe Franklin, and aired on PBS stations nationwide.