Kate Croser is an Australian film and television producer and screen executive. she is CEO of the

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(SAFC).

Career

Film production

Notable films produced by Croser include romantic comedy ''

Top End Wedding ''Top End Wedding'' is a 2019 Australian romantic comedy film directed by Wayne Blair, starring Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee. Tapsell also co-wrote the film and served as the executive producer. The film tells the story of Lauren, a lawyer pl ...

'', time travel comedy ''

The Infinite Man ''The Infinite Man'' is a science fiction novel written by Daniel F. Galouye and published in April 1973 by Bantam Books. Plot A research project, Project Genesis, searches for evidence confirming the Steady State Theory of continuous creat ...

'', and the 2009 Iranian co-production ''

My Tehran for Sale ''My Tehran for Sale'' (Persian: تهران من، حراج), is a 2009 Australian-Iranian film written and directed by Granaz Moussavi. It was produced by Cyanfilms and stars Marzieh Vafamehr, Amir Chegini and Asha Mehrabi. The film explores ...

''. She produced the 2012 television action comedy series ''

Danger 5 ''Danger 5'' is an Australian action surreal comedy television series which premiered on SBS One on 27 February 2012. The men's adventure-magazine-inspired series was created by Dario Russo and David Ashby. The first series is set in a bizarre, ...

''. She also produced the cult comedy series ''

'' for SBS and the documentary film ''Michelle's Story'' for

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. She has established several production companies, including Hedone Productions. In November 2016, Hedone joined South Australian company KOJO to form a new film and television production company, as KOJO Entertainment. Croser was appointed head of production and development, and Hedone's existing projects went with her to KOJO. Kate Butler, who had been leading KOJO's

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arm, would be working closely with Croser. In 2024 KOJO joined the PMY Group.

Executive positions

Croser was appointed CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation in August 2019. she remains in the position.

Other activities

Croser has formerly served on the boards of the SAFC and of

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, and as feature film representative on the council of

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. , Croser serves on several boards and other groups: * Trustee,

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* Chair, SA Chapter,

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* Member, SA Leaders for Gender Equity * Board member, Workskil Australia * Member of the Creativity and Culture Industry Advisory Board of the

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Awards and recognition

Croser's films have been nominated for and won

AACTA Awards The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the cinema of Australia, film and ...

. In 2009 Croser won the ''Inside Film'' Independent Spirit Award for ''

'', and in 2012 won the Best Short Fiction Film award at the inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards for ''

The Palace ''The Palace'' is a British drama television series that aired on ITV (TV network), ITV in 2008. Produced by Company Pictures for the ITV network, it was created by Tom Grieves and follows a fictional British Royal Family in the aftermath of t ...

''. Hedone Productions was nominated for Australian Screen Business of the Year at the 2015

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. In the same year, her ABC documentary ''Michelle's Story'' won the

Adelaide Film Festival The Adelaide Film Festival (AFF, formerly ADLFF) is a film festival usually held for two weeks in mid-October in movie theater, cinemas in Adelaide, South Australia. Originally presented wikt:Special:Search/biennial, biennially in March from 2 ...

Audience Award. In February 2020 she was named one of

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's Top 50 Most Influential People by '' the Advertiser''. In October 2021 Croser won for an

International Emmy Award The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York City, New York–based International Academy of Televisi ...

for producing the television drama series for children First Day. In 2023 she was a finalist in ''The Advertiser'' / '' Sunday Mail'' Woman of the Year Awards in the Leader of the Year category.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Croser, Kate Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Australian film producers Women film producers