PROFILBARU.COM

Emma Freeman
Emma Freeman
Alma mater	Victorian College of the Arts
Occupation(s)	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.^[4]

In 2010 she won an AACTA Award for Best Direction in Television for Hawke.^[7] As of 2024^[update], 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

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