PROFILE

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

Gemma Lee's directing style is street-chic and provocative. She makes the eclectic look easy. Her beautiful art direction, extraordinary graphic eye, accuracy and creative innovation sets her apart from the rest.

An experienced graphic designer and artist, Gemma is from the new school - effortlessly juggling multiple skills behind the camera and at the desktop. She has a master’s in Narrative Storytelling from the prestigious Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne. This is where she honed her skills as a scriptwriter and working with actors.

Her first short film out of college, The Wake, played at Palm Springs, Flickerfest and the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. In 2010 it won the SBS Award at the St Kilda Short Film Festival and was nominated for an Inside Film Award for Best Short Film. Her follow up film, The Bride, will premier at Palm Springs International Shortfest in June.

Gemma is currently represented by Collider www.collider.com.au

PHILOSOPHY

PEROSNAL PHILOSOPHY

I began my career as a fine artist in Scotland. In 1999 I immigrated to Australia and have worked for over eight years as a freelance graphic designer and art director in the fashion and advertising industry. In 2007, I completed a master’s degree in directing and writing for film and television from the Victorian College of Arts in Melbourne. My underlying strength is in my ability to communicate a mood, story or concept visually. I create work intuitively, that resonates with feeling and emotion. I bring depth, creativity and commitment to any project.

I have an obsessive commitment to my art, whether it’s my filmmaking, writing or painting. I try to make work that can connect emotionally with an audience and has relevance and a unique voice.

I believe my background in fine art and design gives me a unique and highly trained eye. Stylistically I am interested in exploring texture and light, but I also am drawn to realism of human interaction.