Emma-Kate Croghan

Born in Adelaide Australia in 1972 Emma-Kate Croghan received an alternative education which fuelled her interest in the arts at a young age. At eighteen she was accepted into the BA course at the VCA Film and Television School in Melbourne. While at VCA Croghan made two highly successful short films, SEXY GIRLS, SEXY APPLIANCES and DESIRE.



Just after leaving film school, Croghan co-wrote and co-directed COME AS YOU ARE, a documentary funded by the Australian Film Commission.



At twenty-three, Croghan made her feature film debut as the director of LOVE AND OTHER CATASTROPHES, which was nominated for five 1996 Australian Film Institute Awards. Including Best Film and Best Original Screenplay.



Croghan was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay by the 1996 Film Critics Circle of Australia for LOVE AND OTHER CATASTROPHES. The film was shown at numerous international film festivals, including Venice, Toronto and Sundance.



In 2000 Croghan directed and co-wrote her second