Emma Freeman Explained

Emma Freeman
Alma Mater:Victorian College of the Arts
Occupation:Television and film director
Years Active:2002–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.

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.

In 2010 she won an AACTA Award for Best Direction in Television for Hawke.[7], 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

YearTitleEpisodesNotesReferences
2002LambShort film
2003MittensShort film
2005Last Man Standing3Drama series (Seven Network)[11]
2007Love My Way3Drama series (Showtime)[12]
2010HawkeTelemovie (Network Ten)[13]
2011–2016Offspring18Comedy/drama series (Network Ten)
2012Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries2Drama series (ABC)
2012–2014Puberty Blues6Comedy/drama series (Network Ten)
2014Party Tricks3Political drama/comedy series (Network 10)
2015–2019Glitch15Science fiction series (ABC)[14] [15] [16]
2016Secret City6Political thriller series (Fox Showcase)
2020Stateless3Drama series (ABC)
2021The Newsreader12Drama series (ABC); 3rd series upcoming[17]
2021Clickbait2Drama series (Netflix)[18]
2021Love Me6Drama series (Binge)[19]
2024Interview with the Vampire 2Drama series (AMC+); S2, eps 6 & 7[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-06-15. VCA Film and Television celebrates 50 years with digital archive launch. 2022-01-11. IF Magazine. en-AU.
  2. Web site: Van Schilt. Stephanie. 2016-06-04. 'Secret City' director Emma Freeman. 2022-01-11. Stephanie Van Schilt. en.
  3. Web site: Enker. Debi. 2022-01-10. The unheralded director behind some of Australia's great TV shows. 2022-01-11. The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  4. Web site: 2002-02-25. First for Victorian director. 2022-01-11. The Age. en.
  5. Web site: Lamb (2002). 2022-01-11. The Screen Guide – Screen Australia.
  6. Web site: Mittens (2003) . 2022-01-11. The Screen Guide – Screen Australia.
  7. Web site: 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards Nominees & Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613074712/http://www.afi.org.au/AFI_Award_Winners_and_Nominees/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=11996&Section=AFI_Award_Winners_and_Nominees . 2011-06-13 . 2024-08-15 . Australian Film Institute.
  8. Web site: Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards 2021 . 2024-08-15 . Marshalls+Dent+Wilmoth Lawyers . en-US.
  9. Web site: Vann-Wall . Silvi . 2024-02-09 . AACTA Industry Awards: all the winners . 2024-08-15 . ScreenHub Australia . en-AU.
  10. Web site: AACTA ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS FOR THE 2024 AACTA AWARDS PRESENTED BY FOXTEL GROUP . 2024-03-19 . www.aacta.org . en-AU.
  11. Web site: Last Man Standing series 1 (2005). 2022-01-11. The Screen Guide – Screen Australia.
  12. Web site: Love My Way series 3 (2007). 2022-01-11. The Screen Guide – Screen Australia.
  13. Web site: Hawke (2010). 2022-01-11. The Screen Guide – Screen Australia.
  14. Web site: Glitch series 1 (2015). 2022-01-11. The Screen Guide – Screen Australia.
  15. Web site: Glitch series 2 (2017). 2022-01-11. The Screen Guide – Screen Australia.
  16. Web site: Glitch series 3 (2019). 2022-01-11. The Screen Guide – Screen Australia.
  17. Web site: In Conversation with Joanna Werner and Emma Freeman . Equity Foundation . 14 June 2024 . 19 June 2024.
  18. Web site: Clickbait (2021). 2022-01-11. The Screen Guide – Screen Australia.
  19. Web site: Love Me (2021). 2022-01-11. The Screen Guide - Screen Australia.
  20. Web site: Management . Cameron's . ‘Interview with the Vampire’ S2 Released on AMC and AMC+ . Cameron's . 18 June 2024 . 19 June 2024.

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