Gemma Lee is a Scottish-Australian writer, director and producer based in Australia, and founder of the independent production company Magic Hour. Gemma studied drawing and painting at Edinburgh College of Art, a background that continues to inform her directorial eye. She went on to complete a Master's in Writing and Directing at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne.

Over more than 15 years, Gemma has built a career directing across drama, music videos, television and high-end commercial work, with campaigns for brands including Toyota, Lexus, Dove and Tourism Australia. Her Libra 'Live Liberated' campaign earned her a Directors Guild Award nomination, and she has led large crews and complex productions across both narrative and commercial work, collaborating with some of the top creative agencies on global campaigns.

Her short films have screened at major international festivals including Tribeca, where THE WAKE received a Jury Prize nomination and later won Best Film at St Kilda Film Festival. Her most recent short, ECHOES IN TIME, was funded through the Screen NSW Fast Track Initiative and premiered in competition at Fantasia International Film Festival. She also wrote and directed Season 2 of FIZZY AND SUDS for ABC Australia.

Her debut feature, ECHOES, is currently in advanced development with the support of Screen Australia and Screen NSW. She is also in development on ANAM CARA, a Scottish-UK co-production supported by Screen NSW. Gemma is represented theatrically by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and by Honor Society for commercials.