Katie Shortland joins Princess Pictures as Commercial Director – Princess Pictures has announced that Katie Shortland will join the company in the new role of Commercial Director.
Katie has had senior roles in the business affairs and legal departments of independent production companies for more than 20 years, including The Wiggles, Flying Bark Productions and, most recently, as the Head of Business Affairs and Strategy for the CJZ Group across Australia and New Zealand.
Katie has worked across all genres of film and TV and financed and negotiated a gamut of domestic and international deals across every major territory in the world. Katie is deeply committed to supporting original content from early development, through production and the extensive life of distribution both locally and internationally.
She was previously an award- winning short film producer in her former life and, her spare time, she is the co-owner of RaRa ramen bars in Sydney.
Emma Fitzsimons, Managing Director of Princess Pictures, welcomed Katie to the company saying:
“We are beyond thrilled to be welcoming Katie, who brings so much experience and ambition to the Princess team at what is an exciting, boundary-pushing time for the company.”
Katie Shortland said:
“To be joining an established production company that is ready, willing and able to keep evolving and adapting to the industry is incredibly exciting. The entire team at Princess Pictures, under the leadership of Laura and Emma, strive for unique storytelling and have delivered for more than 20 years. I cannot wait to join the team in Melbourne and contribute to Princess Pictures’ ongoing success.”
Following Christopher Casanova joining the company recently as Head of Content, Katie’s appointment comes as comes as Princess Pictures continues to expand its production footprint into feature films, animation and premium drama, as well as continuing its scripted and unscripted comedy slate. The company now has an animation studio in Melbourne as well as the recent acquisition of the Irish animation studio Boulder Media and is about to commence filming on its first live action feature in more than a decade.
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Katie Shortland joins Princess Pictures as Commercial Director
