CaterinaDe Nave
- Producer
Caterina De Nave, who passed away on 17 August 2014, helped break the glass ceiling for women working in local television. As a network executive at both TVNZ and TV3, she often commissioned new writing and directing talent, and was a key player in the development of Shortland Street, Outrageous Fortune and Montana Sunday Theatre. In 2009 De Nave crossed the Tasman to join Australian broadcaster SBS.
Screenography
Biography
Caterina De Nave, ONZM, was a major figure in the New Zealand television landscape. As producer on a range of dramas including the ambitious Erebus: The Aftermath, and the first woman to head a department at Television New Zealand, De Nave helped break the glass ceiling for women's advancement within the industry. Later she spent nine years as head of comedy and drama at TV3, before moving to Australian broadcaster SBS. Aside from the high stress job of helping choose which programmes got made, she was also a key player in the birth of New Zealand's longest-running soap, Shortland Street.
Awards
2008 SPADA Screen Industry Awards (Screen Production and Development Association, New Zealand)
SPADA/OnFilm Industry Champion
2006 Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
For Services to Television and Film
“Caterina De Nave had a huge heart and a huge intellect. She lived and breathed TV, was keen to take risks and fully embraced the new media landscape ... Cat was generous, passionate, warm, compassionate, stubborn and spirited — and had a wicked sense of humour. She believed the best in people and in making the world a better place. And thanks to Cat it is.”