Kate Rodger is TV3’s 3News entertainment reporter and Film3 reviewer, a self-confessed addict of all things cinema.
Over her past decade with 3News, her job has taken her all over New Zealand and all over the world, covering film premieres, visiting movie sets, shooting interviews and filing from as far afield as Egypt, Rome, Samoa, Sydney, Chicago, Hollywood and Hamilton. A veteran of the Oscar’s red carpet carnage, she has crossed live from Royal premieres in London with James Bond, survived rabid Robert Pattinson fans at not one but two Twilight red carpet premieres, and has covered the Cannes, Toronto, Sundance and Doha film festivals.
In mid-2010 she launched her own half hour local film show REEL LATE WITH KATE, which ran for 35 episodes over ten months on the TV3 network to excellent ratings and gaining an avid and loyal following from kiwi film lovers. Funding permitting, and in the words of Arnie, she promises her show will be back!
She’s a passionate advocate of local film, pushing for mainstream broadcast coverage of local film premieres and releases, and has acted as a judge, host and ambassador for several local film competitions, festivals and awards evenings, including the 48Hour Film Festival, Show Me Shorts, the Documentary Edge Festival and the Reel Screen Awards.
Kate has recently expanded her broadcast and online Film3 reviews on 3News and 3news.co.nz, in an additional role as print reviewer for the Australian Women’s Weekly.
