Katrina Sedgwick

Katrina Sedgwick
Born (1967-12-27) December 27, 1967
Sydney Australia
Occupation Museum and festival director
Language English
Nationality Australian
Alma mater Marryatville High School
Years active 1977-
Spouse Chris Barker (m. 2010)
Children Two children

Katrina Sedgwick (born 27 December 1967)[1] is the Australian CEO and director of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.[2][3]

Early life

Sedgwick was born in Sydney, but grew up in Adelaide,[4] where she attended Marryatville High School.[1]

Career

Sedgwick began her career as a nine-year-old performer in the Australian film classic The Last Wave,[5] directed by Peter Weir. Her first job out of school was as a member of a traveling clown company,[6]

She also provided the voice of McDuff in the Australian children's TV series, Johnson and Friends, as well as being the character's costume actor for the first two seasons.

She co-founded the Sydney Fringe Festival in 1995.[6] Her "big break" was working with Nigel Jamieson, as the Associate Producer of the 1996 Adelaide Festival of Arts free outdoor program, Red Square.[4] From there, she became Special Events Producer (1998, 2000) for the Adelaide Festival of Arts, Artistic Director of Come Out '99.[6]

In 2001, she had her bags packed and "was about to leave Adelaide," when Premier Mike Rann asked her to oversee the creation of a new film festival.[7]

From 2002 to January 2012,[8] she was the founding Director and CEO of the Adelaide Film Festival and the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund, a delegate to the Prime Minister’s Australia 2020 Summit, and Chair of the South Australian Youth Arts Board [2003–2008].[6] She oversaw five festivals,[7][9] then left to pursue other opportunities.[6][10][11]

Sedgwick joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in April 2012,[3][12] where she commissioned a slate of programs, including: Autopsy on A Dream, The Art of Australia, I Want to Dance Better At Parties, Hannah Gadsby’s Oz, The Real Mary Poppins, Art & Soul 2, and the AACTA-nominated documentaries Brilliant Creatures and Tender. She oversaw ongoing TV series The Book Club, Jennifer Byrne Presents and At the Movies.[3] She chaired the ABC Arts Council and, according to Richard Finlayson, ABC’s Director of TV, established an ABC Arts brand that engaged with arts content across TV, Radio, News and Online.[3]

Sedgwick resigned as Head of TV Arts at the ABC in February 2015, then took up the position of Director/CEO of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne.[13]

Personal life

Sedgwick is married to Chris Barker (2010-). They have two children.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Moran, Patrick; Herd, Margaret; Gillard, Leanne, eds. (2015). Who's Who in Australia 2015. Melbourne: AAP Directories. ISBN 1 74095 202 2. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Quinn, Karl (11 December 2014). "Katrina Sedgwick to lead Australian Centre for the Moving Image". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 ScreenHub (11 December 2014) ABC loss is ACMI gain. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 Girl.com.au Katrina Sedgwick CEO of the Adelaide Film Festival
  5. ↑ Queen Adelaide Club Lunch with Katrina Sedgwick. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 SAFC FilmLab Katrina Sedgwick. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  7. 1 2 News.com.au (5 September 2011) Film Festival's leading lady Katrina Sedgwick steps down. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  8. ↑ Buckeridge, Julian (5 September 2011). "Adelaide Film Festival Director Katrina Sedgwick to Step Down". At The Cinema. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  9. ↑ George, Sandy (5 September 2011). "Adelaide to lose founding director Katrina Sedgwick". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Allington, Patrick (1 August 2013). "Amanda Duthie and Sophie Black". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  11. ↑ The Australian (nd) Amanda Duthie. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Swift, Brendan (27 February 2012). "Katrina Sedgwick appointed ABC TV's head of arts". IF.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Knox, David (12 December 2014). "ABC TV Head of Arts resigns". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

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