Storyteller

About Katharine

Katharine is a multidisciplinary artist who crafts stories with words and images for audiences of all ages. She is an award-winning filmmaker whose short films have screened at global festivals, cinemas worldwide, and on Virgin’s In-Flight Entertainment. She has created digital content for the Sydney Opera House, and ABC Kids, where she created the smash-hit Story Salad podcast and directed the 20 episode series for ABC iView. She tutors emerging filmmakers at AFTRS and Bus Stop Films, and is an award-winning wildlife photographer. Published in 2022, her debut picture book Cockatoo Magic appeared on the Kids Best Seller list at Better Read Than Dead, Newtown.

Katharine is on the Film Advisory Panel at Sydney Film Festival, and an Ambassador at the Awesome Foundation.

It is always an absolute pleasure to work alongside Katharine, who has been a Judge for SF3 Kids for the past two years and has been one of our filmmaking tutors for the past year. Katharine is knowledgeable, kind, patient and extremely reliable and all of our young filmmakers love working with her. She is an extraordinary filmmaker and we will definitely have her at SF3 for years to come.
— Angela Blake Director of SF3 Festival

Alana Hicks Screenwriter/Director

“Katharine has never stopped pushing to make and champion work that is bold, relevant and distinctive.”

Judge at BlueCat Screening Competition

“Kiss a Mate is a fun, unique script that was funny and charming.”

  • Hardback copies of Cockatoo Magic Picture Book

    Cockatoo Magic Picture Book

    AUTHOR

    Cockatoo Magic is the story of Ellie, a little girl who wants to go on big adventures but feels too small. A sulphur crested cockatoo shows her that with a little bit of magic anything is possible.

    Buy Cockatoo Magic.

  • Katharine on the set of Crumb Catchers

    SHORT FILM DIRECTOR

    Katharine is the writer/director of four highly successful short films which have screened at festivals worldwide including BAFTA and Academy Award credited festivals.

    See Film Screenings.

  • Award winning Wildlife Photographer

    WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY

    Katharine is an emerging nature photographer who loves flora, bird and wildlife photography.

    See Katharine’s Wildlife Photography

    See Katharine’s Bird Photography