Katherine O'Brien - Columbia College Chicago

Katherine O'Brien

Adjunct Professor of Instruction

kobrien@colum.edu

Biography

Kat O'Brien is an adjunct professor in CTVA - MFA producing program. As a writer, producer and story consultant, Kat has worked in Hollywood and throughout the international film and television industry for nearly 20 years developing projects across media platforms including film, television, digital and web3. Kat is an alum of the Young & Hungry List (Top 100 Screenwriters to Watch), an inaugural member of the Constellation Incubator, the exective producer of WE STILL TEACH TV, and editor of the English edition of HOLLYWOOD, PL. Her consultancy clients have won/been nominated for Oscars, Emmys, and/or international acclaim every year since 2006. Kat is a graduate of the USC School for Cinematic Arts, an educational consultant for the Doha Film Institute in Doha, Qatar, on the faculty at DePaul University and the Second City Film School, and a frequent guest lecturer, panelist and jury member at other educational institutions, festivals, and industry events.

Degrees

B.F.A., Filmic Writing University of Southern California 2003