{{Short description|Australian television director}} {{for|the American photographer|Emma B. Freeman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = 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<br>AACTA Award for Best Direction in Television, 2010<br>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. She has since directed many TV series, including ''Glitch'', ''The Newsreader'' (2021–2025), and ''The Family Next Door'' (2025).
==Early life and education== Emma Freeman graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-06-15|title=VCA Film and Television celebrates 50 years with digital archive launch|url=https://if.com.au/vca-film-and-television-celebrates-50-years-with-digital-archive-launch/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=IF Magazine|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Van Schilt|first=Stephanie|date=2016-06-04|title='Secret City' director Emma Freeman|url=https://stephanievanschilt.com/2016/06/04/profile-secret-city-director-emma-freeman/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Stephanie Van Schilt|language=en}}</ref>
==Career== Early in her career Freeman worked with producer John Edwards.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Enker|first=Debi|date=2022-01-10|title=The unheralded director behind some of Australia's great TV shows|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/the-unheralded-director-behind-some-of-australia-s-great-tv-shows-20220110-p59n40.html|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2002-02-25|title=First for Victorian director|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/first-for-victorian-director-20020225-gdtzyr.html|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The Age|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Lamb (2002)|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/lamb-2002/17817/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The Screen Guide – Screen Australia}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Mittens (2003) |url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/mittens-2003/19423/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The Screen Guide – Screen Australia}}</ref>
==Awards== In 2002 Freeman was the first woman to win Tropfest, with her short film ''Lamb''.<ref name=":2" />
In 2010 she won an AACTA Award for Best Direction in Television for ''Hawke.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards Nominees & Winners |url=http://www.afi.org.au/AFI_Award_Winners_and_Nominees/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=11996&Section=AFI_Award_Winners_and_Nominees |url-status=dead |archive-url=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 |archive-date=2011-06-13 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Australian Film Institute}}</ref>
Freeman won the AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Drama or Comedy in 2021 for episode 1 of ''The Newsreader''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards 2021 |url=https://mdlaw.com.au/news-insights/australian-academy-of-cinema-and-television-arts-awards-2021/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Marshalls+Dent+Wilmoth Lawyers |language=en-US}}</ref> and again in 2024 for episode 4 of ''The Newsreader''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vann-Wall |first=Silvi |date=2024-02-09 |title=AACTA Industry Awards: all the winners |url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/news/aacta-industry-awards-all-the-winners-2634475/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=ScreenHub Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AACTA ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS FOR THE 2024 AACTA AWARDS PRESENTED BY FOXTEL GROUP |url=https://www.aacta.org/our-news/media-room/aacta-announce-the-winners-for-the-2024-aacta-awards-presented-by-foxtel-group/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=www.aacta.org |language=en-AU}}</ref>
== Selected filmography == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Episodes !Notes !References |- |2002 |''Lamb'' | |Short film |<ref name=":0" /> |- |2003 |''Mittens'' | |Short film |<ref name=":1" /> |- |2005 |''Last Man Standing'' |3 |Drama series (Seven Network) |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Last Man Standing series 1 (2005)|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/last-man-standing-series-1-2005/19924/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The Screen Guide – Screen Australia}}</ref> |- |2007 |''Love My Way'' |3 |Drama series (Showtime) |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Love My Way series 3 (2007)|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/love-my-way-series-3-2007/23498/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The Screen Guide – Screen Australia}}</ref> |- |2010 |''Hawke'' | |Telemovie (Network Ten) |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hawke (2010)|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/hawke-2010/28432/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The Screen Guide – Screen Australia}}</ref> |- |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) |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Glitch series 1 (2015)|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/glitch-series-1-2015/30967/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The Screen Guide – Screen Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Glitch series 2 (2017)|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/glitch-series-2-2017/34664/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The Screen Guide – Screen Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Glitch series 3 (2019)|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/glitch-series-3-2019/37502/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The Screen Guide – Screen Australia}}</ref> |- |2016 |''Secret City'' |6 |Political thriller series (Fox Showcase) | |- |2020 |''Stateless'' |3 |Drama series (ABC) | |- |2021–2025 |''The Newsreader'' |18 |Drama series (ABC) |<ref>{{cite web | title=In Conversation with Joanna Werner and Emma Freeman | website=Equity Foundation | date=14 June 2024 | url=https://www.equityfoundation.org.au/events/the-actor-director-and-producer-in-conversation-with-joanna-werner-and-emma-freeman/ | access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref> |- |2021 |''Clickbait'' |2 |Drama series (Netflix) |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clickbait (2021)|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/clickbait-2021/34341/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The Screen Guide – Screen Australia}}</ref> |- |2021 |''Love Me'' |6 |Drama series (Binge) |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Love Me (2021)|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/love-me-2021/39674/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The Screen Guide - Screen Australia}}</ref> |- |2024 |''Interview with the Vampire'' |2 |Drama series (AMC+); S2, eps 6 & 7 |<ref>{{cite web | last=Management | first=Cameron's | title=‘Interview with the Vampire’ S2 Released on AMC and AMC+ | website=Cameron's | date=18 June 2024 | url=https://www.cameronsmanagement.com.au/home/2024/6/18/interview-with-the-vampire-s2-released | access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref> |- |2025 |''The Family Next Door'' |6 |Drama series (ABC) | |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{Official website}} * {{IMDb name}} *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vKTeZTtdvE Blood and Ash], Freeman's 2000 short film
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