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Virgo Productions

Virgo Productions is an award-winning, boutique screen industries company.

We specialise in feature documentaries that tell inspiring, positive, global stories with cross-platform delivery to engage audiences world-wide.

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Associate Professor
Cathy Henkel (PhD)

Producer/Director/Writer
Stanley Hawes Lifetime Achievement Award Winner 2023
SPA Documentary Producer of the Year 2009

Tribeca Film Festival Best Feature Documentary 2004

NEWS

6 APR 2023

Cathy Henkel recognised as an ‘Unsung Auteur’ by Filmink

FilmInk salutes the work of directors who have never truly received the credit that they deserve. In this instalment: Australian based doco maker Cathy Henkel, who helmed The Burning Season and The Man Who Stole My Mother’s Face.

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16 FEB 2023

Dr Cathy Henkel honoured with Stanley Hawes Award

WA Screen Academy Director, Dr Cathy Henkel was honoured with a lifetime achievement Stanley Hawes Award. The accolade is presented annually at the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the Australian documentary and factual sector.

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30 DEC 2021

Laura’s Choice listed in The Guardian’s 10 Best Australian TV Shows of 2021

In a year that delivered a glut of superb homegrown drama, comedy, thrillers and documentaries to our television screens, The Guardian critic picks his favourites, starting with Laura's Choice.

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