Catherine Fitzgerald, ONZM, founded Blueskin Films in 2002.
Catherine is a member of the Asia Pacific Screen Academy and has produced an extensive, international award-winning slate of features, shorts and documentaries that have screened worldwide, including selection at the Berlinale, Venice, Cannes, Sundance, Toronto Film Festivals and the Academy Awards, alongside subsequent releases in multiple territories. Films include Tusi Tamasese’s THE ORATOR (Venice Orizzonti) and ONE THOUSAND ROPES (Berlinale Panorama), both NZ’s nominees for Best Foreign Film at the Oscars. Hamish Bennett’s BELLBIRD played In Competition at the Sydney Film Festival 2019, James Ashcroft’s COMING HOME IN THE DARK premiered in the Midnight Section at Sundance 2021 and Welby Ing’s PUNCH launched at Tallinn Black Nights 2022. James Ashcroft’s THE RULE OF JENNY PEN launched at Fantastic Fest /Sitges 2024.
Catherine has a background in strategy, policy and governance, as long serving Chairs of the NZ Film Festival Trust, and Playmarket. She is a founding Trust member of the Screen Women’s Action Group and has consulted for the Berlinale for their NATIVe strand, served on Generation, NETPAC, Asia Pacific Screen Academy Development Fund, and Adelaide Festival juries. Her other governance roles have included membership of the NZ Film Commission Board, the Dunedin College of Education Board, the founding Chair of WIFT NZ, and membership of the Screen Producers Association Board, among others.