Emma Freeman

For the American photographer, see Emma B. Freeman.

Emma Freeman
Alma materVictorian College of the Arts
Occupation(s)Television and film director
Years active2002–present
Known forThe Newsreader
AwardsTropfest, 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.

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 Freeman was the first woman to win Tropfest, with her short film Lamb.[4]

In 2010 she won an AACTA Award for Best Direction in Television for Hawke.[7] As of 2024, Freeman has won the AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Drama or Comedy twice, in 2021 for episode 1 of The Newsreader[8] and in 2024 for episode 4 of The Newsreader.[9][10]

Selected filmography

Year Title Episodes Notes References
2002 Lamb Short film [5]
2003 Mittens Short film [6]
2005 Last Man Standing 3 Drama series (Seven Network) [11]
2007 Love My Way 3 Drama series (Showtime) [12]
2010 Hawke Telemovie (Network Ten) [13]
2011–2016 Offspring 18 Comedy/drama series (Network Ten)
2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries 2 Drama series (ABC)
2012–2014 Puberty Blues 6 Comedy/drama series (Network Ten)
2014 Party Tricks 3 Political drama/comedy series (Network 10)
2015–2019 Glitch 15 Science fiction series (ABC) [14][15][16]
2016 Secret City 6 Political thriller series (Fox Showcase)
2020 Stateless 3 Drama series (ABC)
2021 The Newsreader 12 Drama series (ABC); 3rd series upcoming [17]
2021 Clickbait 2 Drama series (Netflix) [18]
2021 Love Me 6 Drama series (Binge) [19]
2024 Interview with the Vampire 2 Drama series (AMC+); S2, eps 6 & 7 [20]

References

  1. ^ "VCA Film and Television celebrates 50 years with digital archive launch". IF Magazine. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ^ Van Schilt, Stephanie (4 June 2016). "'Secret City' director Emma Freeman". Stephanie Van Schilt. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ^ Enker, Debi (10 January 2022). "The unheralded director behind some of Australia's great TV shows". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "First for Victorian director". The Age. 25 February 2002. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Lamb (2002)". The Screen Guide – Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Mittens (2003)". The Screen Guide – Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. ^ "2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards Nominees & Winners". Australian Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards 2021". Marshalls+Dent+Wilmoth Lawyers. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  9. ^ Vann-Wall, Silvi (9 February 2024). "AACTA Industry Awards: all the winners". ScreenHub Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  10. ^ "AACTA ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS FOR THE 2024 AACTA AWARDS PRESENTED BY FOXTEL GROUP". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Last Man Standing series 1 (2005)". The Screen Guide – Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Love My Way series 3 (2007)". The Screen Guide – Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Hawke (2010)". The Screen Guide – Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Glitch series 1 (2015)". The Screen Guide – Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Glitch series 2 (2017)". The Screen Guide – Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Glitch series 3 (2019)". The Screen Guide – Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  17. ^ "In Conversation with Joanna Werner and Emma Freeman". Equity Foundation. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Clickbait (2021)". The Screen Guide – Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Love Me (2021)". The Screen Guide - Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  20. ^ Management, Cameron's (18 June 2024). "'Interview with the Vampire' S2 Released on AMC and AMC+". Cameron's. Retrieved 19 June 2024.