Speaker Details

Full Name
Catherine Nebauer
Company
Northern Pictures
Title
Head of Kids and Scripted
Biography
Catherine has had over 25 years of experience in the media space in a wide range of roles including channel management, distribution and as an Executive Producer.

Since joining the Northern Pictures team in September 2014, she has had a slate of over 600 episodes commissioned in both Australia and Internationally including preschool series Teddies and Hiccup and Sneeze (both co-productions with Singapore) as well as factual entertainment series for Australian broadcasters Networks Nine and Seven and a large slate of original programming commission by Nat Geo Kids Latin America.

In 2018 Catherine led the team for the scripted comedy drama series Hardball, commissioned by the ABC - the series went to air in April 2019 to stellar audience numbers and numerous award nominations and wins including and International Emmy for best youth fiction, The Japan Prize, the prestigious Fiction award at Prix Jeunesse and numerous others. The second season of this highly acclaimed series premiered in June 2021 on ABC Me to outstanding numbers, and it continues to win awards. Northern Pictures first adult comedy series Spreadsheet, starting Katherine Parkinson, launched on Paramount + and UK’s Channel 4 to stellar audience numbers. Their latest series Austin, stars Ben Miller, Sally Phillips and Love on the Spectrum’s Michael Theo, will air in 2024 on the ABC and she will EP and Co-Produce Northern Pictures first scripted feature film Little Bird, in 2024.
Country (Address)
Australia
Catherine Nebauer