Kate Hynes

Kate Hynes is a Meanjin/Brisbane based lawyer, screenwriter, producer and company director.

Kate is a partner in national law firm Keypoint Law where she specialises in the film, television and digital games industries. With more than 20 years experience in these sectors, she has worked with many of Australia's leading companies and individuals. Through this work, she has garnered more than 70 film and television credits.

She is deputy chair of Trade and Investment Queensland, the Queensland Government’s dedicated global business agency. In this role, she helps Queensland exporters take their products to world markets and promoting Queensland as the perfect place for investment.

Kate is co-founder and director of film and television start-up Good Apples Pictures, along with Kerrin McNeil. Good Apples is creator-led and passionate about the power of story to affect real world change.

She is a proud wife and mum. She is also a competitive roller derby player and skates for Northern Brisbane Rollers, Inc.

lawyer | screen writer | producer | board member | derby

Screen Writer

Kate has a slate of powerfully local stories under development, and is driven to by a desire to bring unique Queensland stories to global audiences.

In 2022, her pilot for premium adult drama series The Rescue placed as a second rounder at the Austin Film Festival.

Screenwriting is a new-found passion for Kate. She is a 2022 graduate of the UCLA TFT in writing for television, and is a prolific screen writer. In less than 2 years at the keyboard, she has created and written pilots for two premium one-hour drama series, and 2 half-hour dramedies.

In her writing she explores humans and their constant struggle with humanity. She finds this both deeply fascinating, and endlessly amusing, and this dual focus is a key driver in her writing.