Kate Cook
Kate has worked in production for the past 25-years, alongside an array of critically acclaimed Filmmakers. She has produced cutting edge stories from the multi-award winning BBC musical drama Glasgow Girls featuring Gary Lewis and an ensemble cast of young actors, to the political thriller Julius Caesar directed by Gregory Doran of the RSC.
In 2014 she saw the theatrical release of her first feature Leave to Remain – a coming of age drama about the lives of teenagers seeking asylum in the UK, featuring Toby Jones and a soundtrack by the multi-award winning band Alt-J.
Her most recent work includes the much talked about Murder in the Car Park in addition to The Interrogation of Tony Martin, played by Steve Pemberton, Unspeakable, starring Indira Varma and Luke Treadaway, The Watchman starring Stephen Graham and The Cure for Channel 4 – the inspirational true story of Julie Bailey, a mother who exposed one of the worst scandals in the history of the NHS.
She is Co-Founder of Bristol based Indefinite Films, selected as one of Channel 4’s Emerging Indies, a BBC Small Indie and PACT’s Future 30, which is focused on developing feature films and genre TV series based on true stories and their companion documentaries. The company has a number of funded developments and is working with a diverse range of established and emerging talent.
She is the co-founder of Bristol Screen Producers a collective set up to support the creation of narrative work in the Region, and is an active member of the RTS West committee and alumni of Creative UK’s Female Founders.
AWARDS
Leave to Remain Best Youth Film (BUFF), Audience Award (Bergamo), Best European Film
(Zlin) New Visions Award (Bahamas) and Jury Prize (Nantes).
Glasgow Girls Winner Scottish BAFTA/RTS/Broadcast/CIVIS Media Prize
Interrogation of Tony Martin RTS West Winner, Best Scripted
The Cure RTS West nominated for Best Scripted
The Watchman Broadcast nominated for Best Single