Emily O’Brien

Emily is an emerging writer/director, born in Tassie/Lutruwita, raised in Sydney/Gadigal and now living in Melbourne/Naarm.

Alumnus of Sydney Film School, Emily’s graduate short film – COSMIC DANCER, screened in St Kilda Film Festival in their ‘Under The Radar’ category, with the Screenplay placing as Finalist in the Big Apple Screenplay Competition and Semi-Finalist in Hollywood Just4Shorts Screenplay Competition.

Emily has worked across Domestic and International TV and Feature projects, as Production Coordinator and Assistant Production Coordinator for companies such as Hyperobject Industries, Skydance, Tony Ayres Productions, Guesswork Television and Magpie Pictures.

Previously, Emily worked in-house under producers John and Dan Edwards, at Roadshow Rough Diamond – as their Producer’s Associate. Prior to this, working as an Assistant Agent, at Sydney’s Marquee Management.

Emily’s Political/Drama TV pilot was previously longlisted for the Emerging Writers Award, along with receiving a one-on-one feedback opportunity with ABC Commissioner, Rebecca Anderson through Melbourne Women’s Film Festival’s Commissioner Feedback Pitch initiative.

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