Kate Woods

Australian director Kate Woods recently wrapped work on The Good Lord Bird, directing Ethan Hawke, who created, wrote, and starred in the project. The series, which is based on James McBride's National Book Award-winning novel of the same name, will premiere as a limited run series in October 2020. 2020 has already seen the debuts of two other outings directed by Woods: the Netflix original series Messiah (Woods helmed four of the 10 episodes) and the ninth episode of Home Before Dark for Apple+. Her previous television directing credits include: Four of six episodes of Fighting Season for Foxtel and SkyVision U.K. (now nominated for a 2019 AACTA Award for best miniseries); six episodes of the multi-award winning Changi; three episodes of the Logie Award-nominated The Farm; and four episodes of Simone de Beauvoir's Babies, which won Best Mini-Series at the ATOM Film and Television Awards. Since 2005 Woods has primarily worked in the United States, contributing to established titles such as: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Law and Order; NCIS LA; House MD; Suits; Lie to Me; Nashville; Once Upon a Time; Revenge; Bones; Crossing Jordan; Shark; SVU; Private Practice; Past Life; Underground; Blindspot; Castle; The Magician; Hand of God; Unsolved; and Rizzoli and Isles. In Australia, Woods enjoys a long association with ABC TV drama. Her episodes of GP, Phoenix, and Janus were nominated for numerous AFI Awards including Best Director. The NHK co-production Escape From Jupiter won the Children's Audience Vote for Best Children's Television Drama at the ATOM Film & Television Awards. Corelli received a BANFF International Award for Best Episode in a Television Series. Adding to the long list are Police Rescue, Heartland; Mercury; Raw FM; Wildside; Something in the Air; MDA; All Saints; City Homicide; the telemovie Blackjack and Jim Henson's sci-fi series Farscape. In 2008 Woods received the Australian Directors' Guild Michael Carson Award for Excellence in Television Drama Direction. Woods' first feature film Looking for Alibrandi celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, with widespread media coverage reconnecting cast with fans across the world via Zoom interviews and fan festivities during Covid-19. The widely-loved film had a successful festival run worldwide, winning Best Film, Best Actress, and Best Editing at the AFI Awards and Best Film at the IF Awards. It gathered multiple prestigious nominations including the Film Critics Circle of Australia awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Editing, plus the Best Director at the Variety Club of Australia Awards. Woods is represented by CAA in the U.S. and HLA Management in Australia * 30 -