Catriona McKenzie appointed to NSW Film and Television Industry Advisory Committee
Screen NSW has announced Indigenous writer and director Catriona McKenzie has been appointed by the Minister for the Arts to the NSW Film and Television Industry Advisory Committee.
The announcement:
Screen NSW today announced that Indigenous writer and director Catriona McKenzie has been appointed by the Minister for the Arts to the NSW Film and Television Industry Advisory Committee for a three-year term, commencing 1 January 2017.
Ms McKenzie’s credits include the feature film Satellite Boy, which she wrote and directed, and she’s directed episodes of Australian television series including the Emmy-nominated Dance Academy, the Logie and AFI Award-winning My Place(Series 1 and 2) for ABC TV and Satisfaction for Showtime. She was the set up director on a number of award-winning series including The Circuit and RAN: Remote Area Nurse (SBS), CAMP (NBC), Redfern Now and The Gods of Wheat Street (ABC). She recently completed a director’s attachment on Alien: Covenant with Sir Ridley Scott, is currently directing the ABC TV series The Warriors, and just returned from Canada where she was direct.
Ms McKenzie is a former Commissioning Editor of Drama at ABC TV where she worked in collaboration with the internationally acclaimed creator Jimmy McGovern (The Street, Cracker, The Lakes).
Ms McKenzie replaces Ms Sue Murray, who has served on the Committee since July 2014 and was formerly a member of the Board of the NSW Film and Television Office (2011 – 2014).
Mr Chris Freeland, Chair of the NSW Film and Television Industry Advisory Committee, thanked Ms Murray for her years of service to the organisation: “Sue has generously contributed her advice and counsel to ensure the continued growth of the NSW sector and the strengthening of Screen NSW. We look forward to working with Catriona in 2017.”
Screen NSW Chief Executive, Courtney Gibson welcomed Ms McKenzie to the Committee, “The appointment of Catriona McKenzie brings another perspective to the Committee, and with her significant track record as a director across features and TV drama, both in Australia and the US, Catriona will bring great wisdom, experience and creative nous to the agency.”
Catriona McKenzie said, “I’m excited to be able to join the Advisory Committee of Screen NSW at a time when inclusivity is a priority. Over the past year, the agency has made an extraordinary impact on the gender statistics of film and TV being made in NSW. This is an outstanding opportunity to contribute to the visual story telling culture of NSW and inspire a new generation of story tellers towards transforming our culture.”
Source: TM Publicity media release
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