Emily Dean is a Los Angeles based Asian-Australian filmmaker who recently directed the episode THE VERY PULSE OF THE MACHINE for Volume 3 of the Emmy-award winning Netflix animated series LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS.

Emily has worked as a story artist on THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE for Animal Logic / Warner Bros, and THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART and SCOOB for Warner Bros. Emily also served as visual consultant on Lionsgate’s live action sci fi thriller, HOTEL ARTEMIS, and story artist on Sony’s Oscar winning animated short film HAIR LOVE.

Emily’s independent animated short film FORGET ME NOT, which was inspired by her family’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease, was nominated for an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) award in 2012. In 2019 Emily was selected as one of Variety Magazine’s ‘Top 10 Animators To Watch’ and in 2021 she was named one of Piaget’s ‘Extraordinary Women’. Her live action sci fi short film ANDROMEDA was awarded at several genre film festivals and is now available to stream on Dust. In 2023 Emily won the Annie Award for Best Storyboarding TV/Media in 2023 for her work on THE VERY PULSE OF THE MACHINE for LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS, Vol. 3.

Emily writes, directs and executive produces content for film, television, and comics under her production banner, Grade 8 Productions. Emily is currently a director working with Blur Studios and Nexus Studios.