Emma Freeman

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.

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 she was the first woman to win Tropfest, with her short film Lamb.

In 2010 she won an AACTA Award for Best Direction in Television, and in 2021 an AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Drama or Comedy for The Newsreader.

In 2024, she won the AACTA Award for Best Direction in Drama or Comedy for episode 4 of The Newsreader.