About

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Birthday:
1968-08-10
Place of birth:
Temora, New South Wales, Australia
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Cate Shortland

Overview

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.

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.

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. She directed the Australian television film The Silence.

Her second feature, Lore, had its Australian premiere at the 2012 Sydney Film Festival. 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.

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. The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

In July 2018, Shortland was announced as the director of the 2021 Black Widow film for Marvel Studios.

Shortland is a convert to Judaism. She married filmmaker Tony Krawitz in 2009, and they have two children.

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Known for

Directing
2021 Black Widow Directing Director 71
Good
2017 Berlin Syndrome Directing Director 59
Average
2012 Lore Directing Director 62
Fair
2006 The Silence Directing Director 58
Average
2004 Somersault Directing Director 59
Average
2000 Joy Directing Director 59
Average
1999 Flowergirl Directing Director 58
Average
1998 In the Winter Dark Directing Assistant Director Trainee 58
Average
1998 Pentuphouse Directing Director 59
Average
1995 Strap on Olympia Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2016 The Kettering Incident Writing Writer N/A
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2016 The Kettering Incident Writing Writer 68
Fair
2015 Deadline Gallipoli Writing Writer 68
Fair
2012 Lore Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
2004 Somersault Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2000 Joy Writing Writer 59
Average
1999 Flowergirl Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1998 Pentuphouse Writing Writer 59
Average
1995 Strap on Olympia Writing Screenplay N/A
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Crew
2017 Berlin Syndrome Crew Additional Writing 59
Average
2008 Netherland Dwarf Crew Thanks 58
Average