Emma is an award-winning film maker specialising in documentaries and premium series driven by strong narratives and underpinned by journalistic rigour. She is an accomplished team leader, has superb storytelling skills, and has worked with high profile talent all over the world.

BACK STORY

After a degree from Cambridge University, Emma received a Fulbright scholarship to study film at Columbia University in New York. She then worked in BBC Current Affairs before becoming a freelance director, making films for the BBC and Channel Four. For three years she was an executive producer at the Discovery Channel where she oversaw a range of specialist factual and factual entertainment formats for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She is now a freelance exec and series producer, with a strong track record overseeing series and single films for all the major UK and US broadcasters.

Testimonials

Testimonials Archive

“Emma has the intellect and the imagination to turn the most difficult subject into gripping television. She has cool judgement under pressure and great diplomatic skills. Using her charm and persistence she can pull off the most ambitious projects and is a pleasure to work with.”

Dorothy Byrne, Former Head of Current Affairs, Channel Four

“Emma is a brilliant Exec – great at running a team and a grand master when it comes to making a film work in the edit.”

Dan Chambers, Creative Director Blink Films

“Emma first joined Renegade to rescue an ailing film and I was bowled over by the speed with which she created a cracking film which the BBC commissioners loved. She gets a great performance from her team, is very shrewd in dealing with broadcasters and excels in the cutting room where she has a gift for storytelling and writes a terrific script. ”

Alan Hayling, Editorial Director Renegade Pictures

“Emma's wide range of experience gives her great confidence and authority and this inspires confidence in the people she works with. She keeps her team highly motivated and is supportive and generous with directors. She has an excellent sense of how to move a story forward in the edit and is always full of new ideas about how to improve every film.”

CHRIS GRANLUND, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, BBC STUDIOS

“Emma did an excellent job for me finding a framework for a complex film and helping enormously with the scripting and final shaping. She was very skilful, determined and efficient. I was very grateful.”

Clare Paterson, Commissioning Exec, BBC Documentaries

“I've known and worked with Emma for many years and she's always exhibited the same great qualities and talents. A strong awareness of structure and story-telling, enthusiasm for creative innovation and new ways of adding a distinctive style to a film. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her.”

Dan Korn, Vice President Programming, A & E Networks