Catherine Fitzgerald founded Blueskin Films in 2002, and began producing a run of high profile short films. She was part of the producing team on Oscar-nominated short Two Cars, One Night, and Vincent Ward's feature Rain of the Children. In 2011 she produced Samoan-language tale The Orator, which won two awards at the Venice Film Festival. Fitzgerald's screen career also includes work as a script assessor, funding executive and policy advisor.
Catherine was President for WIFT NZ from 2009-2011 and continues to work tirelessly to improve the status of women in film and television.