About

Known credits:
15
Birthday:
N/A
Place of birth:
Barcelona, Spain
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Catya Plate

Overview

CATYA PLATE -Spanish born/German multi-media artist, animator, director, producer, writer - came to New York in 1987 through a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the School of Visual Arts.

Her work has been shown since the mid-1980's at Museums and Galleries like the Whitney Museum at Altria and Adam Baumgold Gallery and is included in collections such as The Brooklyn Museum and New York Library/Print Collection. Reviews have appeared in The New York Times, among others.

In 2009 she created Clothespin Freak Productions to bring her “Clothespin Freaks” characters to life through handcrafted award-winning stop-motion animation films.

In April 2023, she received a prestigious NYC Women's Fund Grant Award by New York Foundation for the Arts for Las Nogas which premiered at the Oscar-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival and won the Grand Prize for Best Environmental Film.

Known for

Acting

2011 The Reading Actor The Woman 59
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Directing

2023 Las Nogas Directing Director N/A
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2017 Meeting MacGuffin Directing Director 59
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2013 Hanging By A Thread Directing Director 59
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2011 The Reading Directing Director 59
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Writing

2017 Meeting MacGuffin Writing Original Story 59
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2013 Hanging By A Thread Writing Original Story 59
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2011 The Reading Writing Original Story 59
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Production

2017 Meeting MacGuffin Production Producer 59
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2013 Hanging By A Thread Production Producer 59
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2011 The Reading Production Producer 59
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Sound

2011 The Reading Sound Sound Effects 59
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Visual Effects

2017 Meeting MacGuffin Visual Effects Animation 59
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2013 Hanging By A Thread Visual Effects Animation 59
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2011 The Reading Visual Effects Animation 59
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