Cathy Henkel
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Cathy Henkel works as a producer, writer and director of documentaries,
online and interactive content. Her Brisbane-based company, Virgo
Productions, produced the award-winning cinema version of The Burning
Season (IF Award 2008; Canada International Film Festival, Rising Star
Award 2010; nominated for Gold Panda and Emmy Award for Outstanding
Documentary on a Business Topic). The film launched at Tribeca Film
Festival in New York, screened in select cinemas around Australia and
was released on DVD in April 2010. Cathy is also developing a
multi-platform documentary on cinematographer Don McAlpine and a
feature film. Her previous television credits include "Heroes of our
Time", Walking Through a Minefield", "Losing Layla", "The Man who Stole
my Mother's Face", (Winner at Tribeca Film Festival and IF Award 2004)
and "I told you I was ill" about Spike Milligan which screened in seven
countries to over 5 million people. In 2009 Cathy was awarded
Documentary Producer of the Year at SPAA for her work on The Burning
Season. Cathy has just completed a PhD at Queensland University of
Technology on development of screen industries in regional areas.
