# Emma Freeman

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{{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](/source/Victorian_College_of_the_Arts)
| occupation         = Television and film director
| years_active       = 2002–present
| known_for          = ''[The Newsreader](/source/The_Newsreader)''
| awards             = [Tropfest](/source/Tropfest), 2002<br>[AACTA Award for Best Direction in Television](/source/AACTA_Award_for_Best_Direction_in_Television), 2010<br>[AACTA Award](/source/AACTA_Awards) 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](/source/Tropfest). She has since directed many TV series, including ''[Glitch](/source/Glitch_(Australian_TV_series))'', ''[The Newsreader](/source/The_Newsreader)'' (2021–2025), and ''[The Family Next Door](/source/The_Family_Next_Door_(Australian_TV_series))'' (2025).

==Early life and education==
Emma Freeman graduated from the [Victorian College of the Arts](/source/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](/source/John_Edwards_(producer)).<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](/source/Robert_Menzies_(actor)) and [Orpheus Pledger](/source/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](/source/Sigrid_Thornton), the film was shown at the 2003 [Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films](/source/Palm_Springs_International_Festival_of_Short_Films) and the 2004 [London Australian Film Festival](/source/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](/source/Tropfest), with her short film ''Lamb''.<ref name=":2" />

In 2010 she won an [AACTA Award for Best Direction in Television](/source/AACTA_Award_for_Best_Direction_in_Television) for ''[Hawke](/source/Hawke_(film)).''<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](/source/AACTA_Award) for Best Direction in a Drama or Comedy in 2021 for episode 1 of ''[The Newsreader](/source/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](/source/Last_Man_Standing_(Australian_TV_series))''
|3
|Drama series ([Seven Network](/source/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](/source/Love_My_Way)''
|3
|Drama series ([Showtime](/source/Showtime_Movie_Channels))
|<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](/source/Hawke_(film))''
|
|Telemovie ([Network Ten](/source/Network_10))
|<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](/source/Offspring_(TV_series))''
|18
|Comedy/drama series (Network Ten)
|
|-
|2012
|''[Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries](/source/Miss_Fisher's_Murder_Mysteries)''
|2
|Drama series ([ABC](/source/ABC_TV_(Australian_TV_channel)))
|
|-
|2012–2014
|''[Puberty Blues](/source/Puberty_Blues_(TV_series))''
|6
|Comedy/drama series (Network Ten)
|
|-
|2014
|''[Party Tricks](/source/Party_Tricks)''
|3
|Political drama/comedy series (Network 10)
|
|-
|2015–2019
|''[Glitch](/source/Glitch_(Australian_TV_series))''
|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](/source/Secret_City_(TV_series))''
|6
|Political thriller series ([Fox Showcase](/source/Fox_Showcase))
|
|-
|2020
|''[Stateless](/source/Stateless_(TV_series))''
|3
|Drama series (ABC)
|
|-
|2021–2025
|''[The Newsreader](/source/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](/source/Clickbait_(miniseries))''
|2
|Drama series ([Netflix](/source/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](/source/Love_Me_(Australian_TV_series))''
|6
|Drama series ([Binge](/source/Binge_(streaming_service)))
|<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](/source/Interview_with_the_Vampire_(TV_series))'' 
|2
|Drama series ([AMC+](/source/AMC%2B)); 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](/source/The_Family_Next_Door_(Australian_TV_series))''
|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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