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Cate Shortland

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Cate Shortland
Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.
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Catherine Shortland is an Australian filmmaker from Temora, New South Wales who is known for directing the Marvel film Black Widow. She also directed the feature length films Somersault, Lore and Berlin Syndrome. She directed the short films Pentuphouse, Flowergirl and Joy. She is married to Tony Krawitz and had two children with him.
BornAugust 10, 1968
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BornAugust 10, 1968
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    • 39 wins & 24 nominations

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Cate Shortland in Lore (2012)
Cate Shortland in Somersault (2004)
Cate Shortland
Rachel Weisz, Cate Shortland, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, and Florence Pugh at an event for Black Widow (2021)
Rachel Weisz, Kevin Feige, Scarlett Johansson, Cate Shortland, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, and Florence Pugh at an event for Black Widow (2021)
Cate Shortland, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, and Florence Pugh at an event for Black Widow (2021)

Known for:

Saskia Rosendahl in Lore (2012)
Lore
7.1
  • Director
  • 2012
Abbie Cornish in Somersault (2004)
Somersault
6.7
  • Director
  • 2004
Teresa Palmer in Berlin Syndrome (2017)
Berlin Syndrome
6.3
  • Director
  • 2017
Rachel Weisz, Scarlett Johansson, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, and Florence Pugh in Black Widow (2021)
Black Widow
6.7
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2021

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Director

  • Three Women
    • Director
    • In Production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Rachel Weisz, Scarlett Johansson, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, and Florence Pugh in Black Widow (2021)
    Black Widow
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2021
  • Frankie Shaw in SMILF (2017)
    SMILF
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Teresa Palmer in Berlin Syndrome (2017)
    Berlin Syndrome
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Saskia Rosendahl in Lore (2012)
    Lore
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Essie Davis, Richard Roxburgh, Alice McConnell, and Emily Barclay in The Silence (2006)
    The Silence
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Abbie Cornish in Somersault (2004)
    Somersault
    • Director
    • 2004
  • The Secret Life of Us (2001)
    The Secret Life of Us
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2003
  • Bad Cop, Bad Cop (2002)
    Bad Cop, Bad Cop
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2002–2003
  • Joy
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2000
  • Flowergirl
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1999
  • Pentuphouse
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1998

Writer

  • Teresa Palmer in Berlin Syndrome (2017)
    Berlin Syndrome
    • additional material
    • 2017
  • Elizabeth Debicki in The Kettering Incident (2016)
    The Kettering Incident
    • additional material
    • written by
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • Deadline Gallipoli (2015)
    Deadline Gallipoli
    • written by
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • Devil's Playground (2014)
    Devil's Playground
    • written by
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Saskia Rosendahl in Lore (2012)
    Lore
    • written by
    • 2012
  • Alex Dimitriades, Melissa George, Jonathan LaPaglia, and Sophie Okonedo in The Slap (2011)
    The Slap
    • series writer
    • written by
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2011
  • Abbie Cornish in Somersault (2004)
    Somersault
    • written by
    • 2004
  • Joy
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2000
  • Flowergirl
    • written by
    • Short
    • 1999
  • Pentuphouse
    • written by
    • Short
    • 1998

Additional Crew

  • Elizabeth Debicki in The Kettering Incident (2016)
    The Kettering Incident
    • story consultant
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016

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What We Know About 'Black Widow' ... So Far
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What We Know About 'Black Widow' ... So Far
Trailer "Run" - Black Widow
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Trailer "Run" - Black Widow
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Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 10, 1968
    • Temora, New South Wales, Australia
  • Children
      Adopted Child

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    Grew up in Canberra, ACT, Australia.
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    Fairy tales have an awful underlying violence to them. I think women relate to them because walking through the streets at night, you often feel scared. In fairy tales women are always pursued, or they're lost and they have to be rescued. They have this real erotic, dark element that was really influential when we looked at the film. It wasn't on the page, it was something we created.

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