Emma Farley
I have a First Class degree in Writing for the Media and which I completed after I achieved a distinction in my FdA Newspaper and Magazine Journalism. I have a passion for film that borders on the obsessive and have a particular fondness for films starring Audrey Hepburn and James Dean, cheesey rom-coms and high school flicks.
Six years ago I began writing for the magazine Movie Magic and went on to write reviews and features for Talking Pix. I set up my own blog, Final Cut, just over a year ago and since then I have begun contributing cinema reviews and the odd feature to The Digital Fix.
I wrote my dissertation on women directors and the Academy Awards and while carrying out my research I was asked to join the committee for the Penwith Film Society. I am hugely interested in the difficulties for female directors and independent filmmakers, having also completed an independent study module on Miramax and the evolution of independent cinema.
The highlight of my film journalism career so far has been interviewing the late producer Simon Channing Williams at a screening of Happy-Go-Lucky, the feature for which can be viewed here.
I am also currently working as an intern for filmdirecting4women and, having just attended their first film festival, I'm really excited about future projects.
Latest Articles
|
Drew Barrymore: Reigning Princess of Hollywood
In the last 30 years, Drew Barrymore has gone from child star to movie star. Here we look her evolution in film and how she went from actress to director
Jan 25, 2011
- Emma Farley
|
|
Kerry Lopez: Teacher, Mother, Screenwriter
Kerry Lopez has managed to balance work, family life and writing her own screenplays. Here, she talks about the interest in her script The Last Longhorn.
Sep 29, 2010
- Emma Farley
|
|
Filmmaking and the Recession
Sitting in a dark room and losing yourself in a good film is still a favourite past-time; despite the economic downturn, cinema admissions are on the rise
Aug 2, 2010
- Emma Farley
|
|
Hollywood and Contemporary Independent Cinema
With the birth of Indiewood, the line between Hollywood and independent cinema has become blurred
Jul 10, 2010
- Emma Farley
|
|
Audrey Hepburn: On and Off-Screen
Even though she died in 1993, Audrey Hepburn is considered to be the one of the most fashionable and talented actresses to have graced our screen.
Jun 27, 2010
- Emma Farley
|
|
Will Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar for Best Director Change Hollywood?
Bigelow's Oscar win was a long time coming but things won't change just yet.
Jun 16, 2010
- Emma Farley
|
|
What Does the Future Hold for Women Directors?
Box office success and Academy Awards has put women directors in the spotlight.
Jun 9, 2010
- Emma Farley
|
|
Women Directors on the Rise
Kathryn Bigelow isn't the only woman working behind the camera in Hollywood.
May 27, 2010
- Emma Farley
|
|
The Chinese Film Industry Storms the Globe
The Chinese film industry received a newfound fame in the West during the last decade.
May 11, 2010
- Emma Farley
|
