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.
Career Early in her career Freeman worked with producer John Edwards. 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.
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.
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.
Freeman won the AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Drama or Comedy in 2021 for episode 1 of The Newsreader and again in 2024 for episode 4 of The Newsreader.
Selected filmography YearTitleEpisodesNotesReferences2002LambShort film2003MittensShort film2005Last Man Standing3Drama series (Seven Network)2007Love My Way3Drama series (Showtime)2010HawkeTelemovie (Network Ten)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)2016Secret City6Political thriller series (Fox Showcase)2020Stateless3Drama series (ABC)2021–2025The Newsreader18Drama series (ABC)2021Clickbait2Drama series (Netflix)2021Love Me6Drama series (Binge)2024Interview with the Vampire 2Drama series (AMC+); S2, eps 6 & 72025The Family Next Door6Drama series (ABC)
References
External links
Blood and Ash, Freeman's 2000 short film