Emma Norton

Emma Norton is a film and television producer associated with Element Pictures. She is known for executive producing the television dramas Normal People, Conversations with Friends (2022) and The Dry (2022—). She has also produced the feature films Rosie (2018), The Souvenir Part II (2021), The Eternal Daughter (2022) and Pillion (2025), the latter of which premiered in Un Certain Regard at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival where it won the section's Best Screenplay award.

Career Norton has held senior development and production roles at Element Pictures. In 2018 she was promoted to development producer after seven years as head of development at the company.

She served as an executive producer on the adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel Normal People for BBC Three and Hulu, and returned as an executive producer on Conversations with Friends (2022) based on the novel of the same name. The film premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, where Lighton won Best Screenplay. A24 acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.

Personal life Norton moved to Ireland to work for Element Pictures. The first film she worked on, "What Richard Did", was written by her husband, writer Malcolm Campbell.

Filmography Selected credits as producer include:

Film Year Title Role Director 2016 A Date for Mad Mary Executive producer Darren Thornton 2018 Rosie Producer Paddy Breathnach 2021 The Souvenir Part II Producer Joanna Hogg 2022 The Eternal Daughter Producer Joanna Hogg 2025 Pillion Producer Harry Lighton

Television Year(s) Title Role Network/Platform Episodes 2020 Normal People Executive producer BBC Three / Hulu / RTÉ One 12 2022 Conversations with Friends Executive producer BBC Three / Hulu / RTÉ One 12 2022–present The Dry Executive producer RTÉ / ITVX 16