Emily Batts (Australia)
Project Coordinator
Screen Australia

Emily Batts joined Screen Australia this year as Project Coordinator bringing a culmination of festivals, events and distribution knowledge.

After emigrating in 2010 to Australia she quickly found a home with the 2011 Sydney Film Festival and SFF’s Travelling Film Festival. From 2011- 2013 she was a Freelance Producer for a series of events for Sydney Fringe Festival called The Mystery Bus – bringing the underground arts and music warehouse scene to festival goers. From 2012-2017 she was at the beloved indie distributor Hopscotch Films (which transitioned to eOne Films). There she worked in Theatrical Sales on over 40 theatrical campaigns including The Sapphires, the Divergent series, Charlie’s Country, Spotlight and The Broken Circle Breakdown; before diversifying into the Home Entertainment department as Sales Planner and Analyst. Her current role encompasses slate and budget management, project coordination and events and initiative support. She graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Theatre Studies specialising in Post WW2 World Cinema, and is passionate about learning about the world via film.