Cate Shortland
{{short description|Australian film and television writer and director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Cate Shortland
| image = Cate_Shortland by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg
| caption = Shortland at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
| birth_name = Catherine Shortland
| other names =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|8|10}}
| birth_place = Temora, New South Wales, Australia
| occupation = Director, screenwriter
| years_active =
| spouse = {{Marriage|Tony Krawitz|2009}}
| children = 2
| website =
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Cate Shortland (born 10 August 1968) is an Australian director and screenwriter. She received international acclaim for her 2004 romantic drama film Somersault, her 2012 historical drama film Lore, and her 2017 psychological thriller film Berlin Syndrome. She is best known for directing the 2021 superhero film Black Widow.
Early life
Shortland was born in Temora, New South Wales. She graduated from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, where she received the Southern Star Award for most promising student.
Career
Shortland has created several award-winning short films: Strap on Olympia (1995); Pentuphouse (1998); Flower Girl (2000); and Joy (2000).
She spent three years directing episodes of the Network Ten television series, The Secret Life of Us.
In 2004, Shortland released her debut feature-length film, Somersault (2004), which was entered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4199808/year/2004.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Somersault |access-date=3 December 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}} She directed the Australian television film The Silence.{{cite web|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/the-silence-2005/20975?stxt=the%20silence¥d=2018|title=The Silence|publisher=Screen Australia}}
Her second feature, Lore, had its Australian premiere at the 2012 Sydney Film Festival.[http://sff.org.au/public/films/program/films-a-z/lore/ "Lore", Sydney Film Festival 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815184926/http://sff.org.au/public/films/program/films-a-z/lore/ |date=15 August 2012 }} accessed 9 June 2012 It won at the Locarno International Film Festival in August 2012 the Prix du Public UBS. In November, the film won the Bronze Horse for best film at the Stockholm International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Australian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com.au/culture/art/australian+film+lore+up+for+an+oscar,19719|title=Australian film Lore up for an Oscar|access-date=7 September 2012|work=Vogue|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909013815/http://www.vogue.com.au/culture/art/australian+film+lore+up+for+an+oscar,19719|archive-date=9 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|last=Rohter|first=Larry|title=Viewing the Nazis Through Their Children's Eyes|url=http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/viewing-the-nazis-through-their-childrens-eyes/|newspaper=The New York Times|date=4 February 2013}}
In 2015, Shortland announced she was working on a third feature film, Berlin Syndrome. Based on the book of the same name by Melanie Joosten, the film starred Teresa Palmer as an Australian photojournalist who becomes imprisoned in the apartment of a man with whom she has a one-night stand.{{cite web|last1=Jagernauth|first1=Kevin|title=Teresa Palmer To Lead Cate Shortland's 'Berlin Syndrome'|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/teresa-palmer-to-lead-cate-shortlands-berlin-syndrome-20150515|access-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019234038/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/teresa-palmer-to-lead-cate-shortlands-berlin-syndrome-20150515|archive-date=19 October 2015|url-status=dead}} The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.{{cite magazine|last1=Debruge|first1=Peter|title=Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2017 Competition, Next Lineups|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/sundance-film-festival-2017-movies-lineup-dramatic-competition-next-documentary-1201929581/|magazine=Variety|date=30 November 2016|access-date=1 December 2016}}
In July 2018, Shortland was announced as the director of the 2021 Black Widow film for Marvel Studios.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-widow-movie-be-directed-by-cate-shortland-1126708|title='Black Widow' Movie Finds Director in Cate Shortland (Exclusive)|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=12 July 2018|access-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713013222/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-widow-movie-be-directed-by-cate-shortland-1126708|archive-date=13 July 2018|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Shortland is a convert to Judaism.{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/staring-at-the-scars-20120907-25izf.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Staring at the scars | date=7 September 2012 | access-date=1 November 2012 | archive-date=3 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203123032/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/staring-at-the-scars-20120907-25izf.html | url-status=dead }} She married filmmaker Tony Krawitz in 2009,{{cite magazine|last1=George|first1=Sandy|title=Take Two: Cate Shortland and Tony Krawitz|url=http://if.com.au/2012/09/21/article/Take-Two-Cate-Shortland-and-Tony-Krawitz/WHHEDPDDMI.html|magazine=If Magazine|date=21 September 2012|access-date=11 February 2017|archive-date=12 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212000519/http://if.com.au/2012/09/21/article/Take-Two-Cate-Shortland-and-Tony-Krawitz/WHHEDPDDMI.html|url-status=dead}} and they have two children.{{cite magazine|last1=Tinkham|first1=Chris|title=Cate Shortland Building From the Details|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/cate_shortland/|magazine=Under the Radar|date=22 March 2013}}
Filmography
Short film
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! width="65"| Director ! width="65"| Writer |
|---|
| 1998
|Pentuphouse |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| 1999
|Flowergirl |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| 2000
|Joy |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
Feature film
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! width="65"| Director ! width="65"| Writer |
|---|
| 2004
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| 2012
|Lore |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| 2017
|{{yes}} |{{Partial|Additional}} |
| 2021
|{{yes}} |{{no}} |
Television
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! width="65"| Director ! width="65"| Writer ! Notes |
|---|
| 2001–2003
|{{yes}} |{{no}} |10 episodes |
| 2002–2003
|{{yes}} |{{no}} |4 episodes |
| 2006
|{{yes}} |{{no}} |TV movie |
| 2012
|{{no}} |{{yes}} |Episode "Rosie" |
| 2014
|{{no}} |{{yes}} |Episode "The Whirlwind and the Storm" |
| 2015
|{{no}} |{{yes}} |Episode 2 |
| 2016
|{{no}} |{{yes}} |Teleplay for episode "The Search" |
| 2019
|{{yes}} |{{no}} |4 episodes |
| 2024
|{{yes}} |{{no}} |Episode 4: "Maggie" |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Film ! Notes |
|---|
| 2004
|AACTA Award for Best Direction |
| 2006
|Australian Screen Sound Guild award for Best Achievement in Sound for a Tele-Feature or Mini-Series |
| 2012
|Lore |Abu Dhabi Film Festival - Black Pearl Award for Best Narrative Feature |
| 2017
|Nominated — AACTA Award for Best Direction |
References
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External links
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- [http://www.hlamgt.com.au Cate Shortland's Agent]
- {{IMDb name}}
{{AACTA Award Best Direction 2000–2019}}
{{Cate Shortland}}
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Category:Australian film directors
Category:Australian television directors
Category:Australian screenwriters
Category:Australian women film directors
Category:Australian women screenwriters