How I Started: Conversations with Below-the-Line Screen Industry Professionals.
Have you ever wondered how people got their start in the screen industry? Join host Kate Separovich in HOW I STARTED as she interviews below-the-line crew members to discover how they built their careers in the screen industry. In each episode, join Kate on a journey of discovery as her guests share their unique stories, from their humble beginnings to their current role. Whether you're a film student or just curious about the inner workings of the film industry, this podcast will give you an inside look at what it takes to make it in the screen industry and get your first job. Major thanks to Tom Moore for his assistance with the post sound!
Kate Separovich
One of 2021’s Screen Producers Australia’s Ones to Watch and with decades of experience in successfully co-ordinating and managing projects from production to delivery, award winning producer Kate Separovich thrives on finding the balance between creative and practical solutions for productions. Her passion for producing comes from the power entertainment has to influence and transform culture and society.
Highlight’s of Kate’s career include GIRT BY SEA, (ABC Broadcast, Perth International Arts Festival and Sheffield DocFest); GOODNIGHT with West Coast Visions Recipient David Vincent Smith premiering at San Jose Film Festival; and EVIE with regular collaborator Alex von Hofmann, premiering at Sitges International Film festival. Her first feature associate producer role was on the adaptation of DIRT MUSIC (TIFF premiere), produced by Oscar nominated producers Finola Dwyer and Angie Fielder.
She produces a variety of storytelling content including fiction and non-fiction series and features, and has recently expanding into newer formats including radio play and XR.
In 2014 Kate was selected by Screen Australia for the Rotterdam Film Lab and the 2015 Emerging Producer $100k initiative offered by Screenwest. In 2021 she was selected for the Celluloid Ceiling Initiative at Screenwest for Female producing talent.
Kate is a dedicated advocate for the sustainability of the screen industry through her previous roles as deputy chair of the Film and Television Institute, member and chair of the Screenwest Industry Advisory Group and an advisory board member for Raising Films Australia.
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