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Kate Madison is a British independent filmmaker, director, producer, and actor born in 1978 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. She is best known for directing Born of Hope, a fan film based on J. R. R. Tolkien's writings about Aragorn's ancestry, and for creating the web series Ren: The Girl with the Mark.
Born of Hope is a 71-minute fantasy film directed by Kate Madison, exploring the background of Aragorn's parents in the period just before the events of The Lord of the Rings. It debuted at RingCon 2009 in Germany and was released online, accumulating millions of views on YouTube and Dailymotion. All cast and crew worked without financial compensation.
Madison funded Born of Hope primarily through her own savings, supplemented by donations from supporters worldwide. Camera operators brought their own equipment, and she borrowed additional cameras from friends. Professionals around the world volunteered special effects, film scoring, props, costumes, and cash donations.
Ren: The Girl with the Mark is a fantasy web series created by Kate Madison under her production company Mythica Entertainment. It follows a young girl whose face is marked by a spirit; she struggles to determine whether the mark is good or evil while facing prejudice because of it. Season One consists of five ten-minute episodes.
Kate Madison launched a Kickstarter campaign on the 20th of July 2013 with a minimum goal of 35,000 pounds. By the 19th of August 2013 the goal was surpassed, with 36,184 pounds raised.
Kate Madison earned a bachelor's degree in zoology at Aberystwyth University but decided it would not become her profession. She later discovered the Cambridge Filmmakers Network and established her production company, Actors at Work Productions, in 2003.