Emma Franz is a multidisciplinary artist; an award-winning filmmaker, musician, and group leader who has worked in a professional capacity as a film producer, documentary director, script writer, cinematographer, vision editor, postproduction supervisor, sound recordist and designer, researcher, an instrumentalist and jazz singer for stage, television and radio. She is a songwriter signed to BMG. She has worked in 35 countries and is inspired by change and exchange. emmafranz.com/about EDUCATION Master of Interdisciplinary Arts (Cinema and Music) - First Class Honors (2015) Centre for Ideas, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne Awarded Australian National Certificate of Academic Excellence Graduate of the 5-year Gifted and Talented Program (Visual Arts) at Kalamunda Senior High school. Studies included visual enquiry, studio work, exhibition and critical reflection in drawing, painting, printing, sculpture, photography, film and design. High Distinction, Performance in Classical Piano, 8th Grade awarded by the Australian Music Examinations Board at the University of Western Australia, at age 15. Associate Diploma in Music Theory Other studies in music and performance included Acting for theatre, Classical Ballet, Cello and Guitar. NOTABLE AWARDS - WINNER 2010 WINNER - BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY, Durban Film Festival, South Africa 2010 AUDIENCE FAVOURITE, Second Prize, Melbourne International Film Festival 2009 WINNER - BEST SOUND IN DOCUMENTARY, Australian Film Institute 2008 AUDIENCE FAVOURITE, Finalist, Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil NOTABLE AWARDS - FINALIST 2017 GRAND JURY AWARD, BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, South by South West 2017 GRAND JURY AWARD, Nashville International Film Festival 2017 BEST MUSIC FILM, Seattle International Film Festival 2017 BEST MUSIC FILM, Biografilm, Bologna Italy 1998 AUSTRALIAN JAZZ AWARDS (Best Vocalist) TELEVISION COMMISSIONS & BROADCASTS: Amazon Prime USA, Netflix Global, SKY Italia, ABC Australia, YLE Finland, LinkTV, U.S.A., NHK Japan, TV Catalonia,. EXPERIENCE: FILM & TELEVISION 2004 - present - DIRECTOR - PRODUCER - SCRIPTWRITER & STORY EDITOR - VISION EDITOR - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - SOUND DESIGN - POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR - RESEARCHER - ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE and MUSIC - SOURCING and LICENSING POSTPRODUCTION - SOUND EDITOR (MUSIC & DIALOGUE) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER 2023 - 2024 WA Youth Jazz Orchestra OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER 2013 - Australian Art Orchestra as PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN SINGER, PIANIST, COMPOSER, ALBUM & CONCERT PRODUCER, BAND LEADER. Highlights: - TELEVISION FEATURE PERFORMANCES - Over 50 in Australia on‘TONIGHT LIVE with STEVE VIZARD’, ‘HEY, HEY, IT’S SATURDAY’, etc. - Performed as a Jazz Singer in 30 Countries…Emma Franz is a multidisciplinary artist; an award-winning filmmaker, musician, and group leader who has worked in a professional capacity as a film producer, documentary director, script writer, cinematographer, vision editor, postproduction supervisor, sound recordist and designer, researcher, an instrumentalist and jazz singer for stage, television and radio. She is a songwriter signed to BMG. She has worked in 35 countries and is inspired by change and exchange. emmafranz.com/about EDUCATION Master of Interdisciplinary Arts (Cinema and Music) - First Class Honors (2015) Centre for Ideas, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne Awarded Australian National Certificate of Academic Excellence Graduate of the 5-year Gifted and Talented Program (Visual Arts) at Kalamunda Senior High school. Studies included visual enquiry, studio work, exhibition and critical reflection in drawing, painting, printing, sculpture, photography, film and design. High Distinction, Performance in Classical Piano, 8th Grade awarded by the Australian Music Examinations Board at the University of Western Australia, at age 15. Associate Diploma in Music Theory Other studies in music and performance included Acting for theatre, Classical Ballet, Cello and Guitar. NOTABLE AWARDS - WINNER 2010 WINNER - BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY, Durban Film Festival, South Africa 2010 AUDIENCE FAVOURITE, Second Prize, Melbourne International Film Festival 2009 WINNER - BEST SOUND IN DOCUMENTARY, Australian Film Institute 2008 AUDIENCE FAVOURITE, Finalist, Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil NOTABLE AWARDS - FINALIST 2017 GRAND JURY AWARD, BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, South by South West 2017 GRAND JURY AWARD, Nashville International Film Festival 2017 BEST MUSIC FILM, Seattle International Film Festival 2017 BEST MUSIC FILM, Biografilm, Bologna Italy 1998 AUSTRALIAN JAZZ AWARDS (Best Vocalist) TELEVISION COMMISSIONS & BROADCASTS: Amazon Prime USA, Netflix Global, SKY Italia, ABC Australia, YLE Finland, LinkTV, U.S.A., NHK Japan, TV Catalonia,. EXPERIENCE: FILM & TELEVISION 2004 - present - DIRECTOR - PRODUCER - SCRIPTWRITER & STORY EDITOR - VISION EDITOR - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - SOUND DESIGN - POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR - RESEARCHER - ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE and MUSIC - SOURCING and LICENSING POSTPRODUCTION - SOUND EDITOR (MUSIC & DIALOGUE) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER 2023 - 2024 WA Youth Jazz Orchestra OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER 2013 - Australian Art Orchestra as PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN SINGER, PIANIST, COMPOSER, ALBUM & CONCERT PRODUCER, BAND LEADER. Highlights: - TELEVISION FEATURE PERFORMANCES - Over 50 in Australia on‘TONIGHT LIVE with STEVE VIZARD’, ‘HEY, HEY, IT’S SATURDAY’, etc. - Performed as a Jazz Singer in 30 CountriesWWWW…