Emma Hough Hobbs

Hough Hobbs completed their studies at Flinders University in 2017 with the Chancellor’s Letter of Commendation.^[3][4] The following year, the Fleurieu Film Festival named them among its young inspiring directors ^[5]

Hough Hobbs works across animation, live-action filmmaking, and production design. Their short film On Film, made under the inaugural Hanlon-Larsen Fellowship, screened at SXSW Sydney in 2023 and won Best Animation at the South Australian Screen Awards.^[6][7]

As a props master, Hough Hobbs has worked on feature films, including Gold and Talk to Me.^[8]

Lesbian Space Princess

Main article: Lesbian Space Princess

Lesbian Space Princess is an animated comedy feature co-written and co-directed by Hough Hobbs with Leela Varghese and produced by Tom Phillips (We Made a Thing Studios).^[7] It is the first feature-length animated film produced in South Australia and was one of three Australian features selected for the 2025 Berlinale.^[2][9]

The film premiered at the Berlinale in February 2025, where it won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film and placed second in the Panorama Audience Award.^[6] It subsequently received seven nominations at the 2025 AACTA Awards, including Best Film.^[6]

In 2025, Hough Hobbs was a nominee for the Elle Australia Next Gen Award, and was nominated for the Frank Ford Memorial Young Achiever Award at the Ruby Awards.^[6][8][10]

Hough Hobbs is queer and uses she/they pronouns.^[1] She is based in Adelaide.^{[citation needed]}