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is a feature film script editor who works on projects at all stages of development. In the last year she has worked on projects for producers including Rory Aitken & Ben Pugh at Between the Eyes, Bob Last at Ink, Rodar y Rodar in Spain, Gunslinger at Revolver, Microwave at Film London, Neomis Films in Paris, Principia Porductions in Vancouver, Thomas Hoegh at Arts Alliance, Chris Moll at iFeatures, the BFI Film Fund, Creative Scotland and a wide range of the UK regional screen agencies.  She also works directly with filmmakers including Mark Tonderai, John Maclean, Tony Grisoni, Catherine Shepherd, Josh Appignanesi, Piers Thompson and documentary filmmaker Eva Weber. She works with a wide range of talent, in all genres, on adaptations as well as original screenplays, and on a handful of short films. She is often brought in to advise on projects in development with commercial producers; in the public sector she advises the New Zealand Film Commission and Media Plus Europe.

She has been head of development at several companies including FilmFour, where she was based for 5 years and where she was part of the small team commissioning and developing some of the UK's most successful feature films including FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL, TRAINSPOTTING and THE FULL MONTY. She developed ORPHANS and brought in EAST IS EAST and GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING, working with countless British writers and directors along the way. As head of development at Capitol Films she spotted LEAVING LAS VEGAS and THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, and worked with talent including Roman Polanski and William Boyd. She has commissioned at least one Oscar nominated film and well over 100 short films. She has also been a film agent at Gillon Aitken Associates; presenter & producer for BBC2's The Late Show and Moving Pictures; director of the Edinburgh Television Festival; and Associate Director of Cinema at the ICA. In addition she has been a location caterer, a film festival programmer, a visiting lecturer in screenwriting, a film distributor and a cinema usherette.  

Kate speaks regularly at festivals and industry events including the London Film Festival, the UK Screenwriting Festival, The Edinburgh Film Festival, BFI South Bank, Guiding Lights,  Skillset and Film London Microwave.  She has taught screenwriting at the Northern Film School and at the University of London; script development at the National Film School; and been a visiting lecturer at Universities and film schools all over the UK.  She worked for many years with the Script Factory as a visiting speaker and tutor. She evaluates screenwriting courses for Skillset and is external examiner at the London Film School.  She also works with the Wellcome Foundation advising on film projects.

She ran a project for Skillset in 2009 to produce a SHORTLIST of the best graduating writers from all the key film schools in the UK.  In 2010-11 she ran DRAFTED, a feature development project working with 10 screenwriters in the North West.  In the same year she ran THE STORY WORKSwith the Edinburgh International Film Festival, featuring story masterclasses for screenwriters led by filmmakers including Jane Campion, Mike Leigh, Sir Ronald Harwood, John Madden, DV De Vicentis, Mogens Rukov, John Mathieson, Kenneth Lonergan, David Julyan and Pietro Scalia.  Participating screenwriters included Amanda Coe, Alicia Duffy, David Farr, Cameron Fraser, Olivia Hetreed, Neil Jack, Mike Lesslie, Nathan Parker, Jon Ronson and Jack Thorne. She is currently working with Film4 and producer Ivana MacKinnon on FILM 4WARD, mentoring four film projects in collaboration with Northern Film & Media.  In 2012 she will be leading an online mentoring project, NETWORK, for the Edinburgh Film Festival.

She has been on film and screenwriting awards juries for Women in Film and for a range of 48 hour film and short film competitions.  She has chaired panel discussions and filmmaker Q&As for Bafta and for the London Film Festival.  She was on the production committee at Scottish Screen for 7 years and has been a BAFTA member for 17 years. 

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