Cate Shortland

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Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.

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Black Widow (2021)

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 they have two children.

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Awards
- 39 wins & 24 nominations total

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Known for

Lore

7.1

Director

2012

Black Widow

6.6

Director

2021

Berlin Syndrome

6.3

Director

2017

Somersault

6.7

Director

2004

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Director

Three Women
6.8
TV Series
- Director
- 2023
Black Widow
6.6
- Director
- 2021
SMILF
6.8
TV Series
- Director
- 2019
Berlin Syndrome
6.3
- Director
- 2017
Lore
7.1
- Director
- 2012
The Silence
6.2
TV Movie
- Director
- 2006
Somersault
6.7
- Director
- 2004
The Secret Life of Us
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 2001–2003
Bad Cop, Bad Cop
7.3
TV Series
- Director
- 2002–2003
Joy
6.4
Short
- Director
- 2000
Flowergirl
6.0
Short
- Director
- 1999
Pentuphouse
5.8
Short
- Director
- 1998

Writer

Berlin Syndrome
6.3
- additional material
- 2017
The Kettering Incident
6.7
TV Mini Series
- additional material
- written by
- 2016
Deadline Gallipoli
7.2
TV Mini Series
- written by
- 2015
Devil's Playground
7.6
TV Mini Series
- written by
- 2014
Lore
7.1
- written by
- 2012
The Slap
7.5
TV Mini Series
- series writer
- written by
- 2011
Somersault
6.7
- written by
- 2004
Joy
6.4
Short
- written by
- 2000
Flowergirl
6.0
Short
- written by
- 1999
Pentuphouse
5.8
Short
- written by
- 1998

Additional Crew

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Born
- August 10, 1968
- Temora, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse
- Tony Krawitz2009 - ? (2 children)
Children

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Grew up in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 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.