Emma Freeman

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Emma Freeman
Alma mater Victorian College of the Arts
Occupation(s)Television and film director
Years active2002–present
Known for The Newsreader
Awards Tropfest, 2002
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Television, 2010
AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Drama or Comedy, 2021

Emma Freeman is an Australian director of television films and series. With her short film Lamb, in 2002 she was the first woman to win Tropfest.

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Early life and education

Emma Freeman graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts. [1] [2]

Career

Early in her career Freeman worked with producer John Edwards. [3] In 2002 she wrote, produced and directed a seven-minute film, Lamb, starring Robert Menzies and Orpheus Pledger. Lamb won Sydney's Tropfest that year, with Freeman being the first woman director to win. [4] [5]

In 2003 she directed Mittens for Tinderbox Films. Starring Sigrid Thornton, the film was shown at the 2003 Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films and the 2004 London Australian Film Festival. [6]

Awards

In 2002 she was the first woman to win Tropfest, with her short film Lamb.[ citation needed ]

In 2010 she won an AACTA Award for Best Direction in Television, and in 2021 an AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Drama or Comedy for The Newsreader .[ citation needed ]

In 2024, she won the AACTA Award for Best Direction in Drama or Comedy for episode 4 of The Newsreader. [7]

Selected filmography

YearTitleEpisodesNotesReferences
2002LambShort film [5]
2003MittensShort film [6]
2005 Last Man Standing 3Drama series (Seven Network) [8]
2007 Love My Way 3Drama series (Showtime) [9]
2010 Hawke Telemovie (Network Ten) [10]
2011–2016 Offspring 18Comedy/drama series (Network Ten)
2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries 2Drama series (ABC)
2012–2014 Puberty Blues 6Comedy/drama series (Network Ten)
2014 Party Tricks 3Political drama/comedy series (Network 10)
2015–2019 Glitch 15Science fiction series (ABC) [11] [12] [13]
2016 Secret City 6Political thriller series (Fox Showcase)
2020 Stateless 3Drama series (ABC)
2021 The Newsreader 6Drama series (ABC)
2021 Clickbait 2Drama series (Netflix) [14]
2021 Love Me 6Drama series (Binge) [15]

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