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| birth_place = [[Hoboken, New Jersey]], U.S.
| education = [[Vassar College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]])<br>[[Columbia University]] ([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])
| nationality = [[Americans|American]]
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| occupation = [[Film director]], Writer and Producer
| occupation = Film director, writer, producer
| years_active = 2010–present
| years_active = 2009–present
| spouse = [[Steve Lehman (composer)|Steve Lehman]]
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'''Olivia Newman''' is an American film director and screenwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ioncinema.com/interviews/olivia-newman-first-match-2015-january-screenwriters-lab|title=Interview: Olivia Newman – First Match - 2015 January Screenwriters Lab
'''Olivia Newman''' is an American film director and screenwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ioncinema.com/interviews/olivia-newman-first-match-2015-january-screenwriters-lab|title=Interview: Olivia Newman – First Match - 2015 January Screenwriters Lab
|website=ioncinema.com|date=30 March 2018
|website=ioncinema.com|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://moveablefest.com/olivia-newman-first-match/|title=Interview: Olivia Newman on Getting the Best of Wrestling with "First Match"|website=moveablefest.com|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref> She is best known for her work on the film ''[[First Match]]'' for [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/first-match-review-elvire-emanuelle-olivia-newman-sxsw-winner-video-1202357000/|title='First Match' Review: SXSW Audience Winner Wrestles With Real-Life Struggles And Comes Out A Winner For Netflix|website=deadline.com|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://moveablefest.com/olivia-newman-first-match/|title=Interview: Olivia Newman on Getting the Best of Wrestling with "First Match"|website=moveablefest.com|date=30 March 2018 |access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref> She is best known for directing ''[[First Match]]'' (2018) and ''[[Where the Crawdads Sing (film)|Where the Crawdads Sing]]'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/first-match-review-elvire-emanuelle-olivia-newman-sxsw-winner-video-1202357000/|title='First Match' Review: SXSW Audience Winner Wrestles With Real-Life Struggles And Comes Out A Winner For Netflix|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=2 April 2018 |access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==


Olivia was born in [[Hoboken, New Jersey]]. She holds a B.A. in French and women’s studies from [[Vassar College]] and an MFA in film from [[Columbia University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alums.vassar.edu/news/stories/2017-2018/180403-in-the-media.html|title=In the Media - March 2018 Roundup|website=alums.vassar.edu|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tfiny.org/filmmakers/detail/olivia_newman|title=Olivia Newman|website=tfiny.org|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref> Her first short film, ''Blue-Eyed Mary'' was shown at the Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.undergroundfilmjournal.com/2010-portland-oregon-womens-film-festival-pow-official-lineup/|title=2010 Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival (POW!): Official Lineup|website=undergroundfilmjournal.com|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
Newman was born in [[Hoboken, New Jersey]] and graduated from [[The Hudson School]] in 1996.<ref>[https://www.thehudsonschool.org/community/alumni Alumni], The Hudson School. Accessed November 15, 2022. "Olivia Newman graduated from the Upper School in 1996, the second ever high school graduating class."</ref> She holds an A.B. in French and women's studies from [[Vassar College]] and an M.F.A. in film from [[Columbia University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alums.vassar.edu/news/stories/2017-2018/180403-in-the-media.html|title=In the Media - March 2018 Roundup|website=alums.vassar.edu|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tfiny.org/filmmakers/detail/olivia_newman|title=Olivia Newman|website=tfiny.org|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref> Her first short film, ''Blue-Eyed Mary'', was shown at the Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.undergroundfilmjournal.com/2010-portland-oregon-womens-film-festival-pow-official-lineup/|title=2010 Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival (POW!): Official Lineup|website=undergroundfilmjournal.com|date=17 February 2010 |access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>


Olivia´s debut feature film ''[[First Match]]'' starring Elvire Emanuelle, [[Yahya Abdul-Mateen II]], [[Colman Domingo]] and [[Jharrel Jerome]] premiered at the [[South by Southwest|SXSW Film Festival]]. ''First Match'' was released by Netflix in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arts.columbia.edu/news/filmfirst-match-olivia-newman-%E2%80%9912-premiered-netflix-much-acclaim|title='First Match' by Olivia Newman '12 Premiered on Netflix to Much Acclaim|website=arts.columbia.edu|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref> She directed a 2022 feature film, ''Where The Crawdads Sing''; it is a [[Hello Sunshine (company)|Hello Sunshine]] and 3000 Pictures film adaption of a [[Delia Owens]] novel with the same name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/reese-witherspoon-where-the-crawdads-sing-finds-director-olivia-newman-1202991213/|title=3000 Pictures & Hello Sunshine's 'Where The Crawdads Sing' Sets Olivia Newman As Director|website=deadline.com|access-date=2020-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/everything-know-where-crawdads-sing-141700836.html|title=Everything we know about Where the Crawdads Sing film adaptation|website=uk.style.yahoo.com|access-date=2020-10-02}}</ref>
Newman made her feature directorial debut with the drama film ''[[First Match]]'' starring Elvire Emanuelle, [[Yahya Abdul-Mateen II]], [[Colman Domingo]] and [[Jharrel Jerome]], which premiered at the [[South by Southwest|SXSW Film Festival]]. ''First Match'' was released by Netflix in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arts.columbia.edu/news/filmfirst-match-olivia-newman-%E2%80%9912-premiered-netflix-much-acclaim|title='First Match' by Olivia Newman '12 Premiered on Netflix to Much Acclaim|website=arts.columbia.edu|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
She directed the 2022 mystery thriller film ''[[Where the Crawdads Sing (film)|Where The Crawdads Sing]]'', an adaptation of the 2018 [[Where the Crawdads Sing|novel of the same name]] by [[Delia Owens]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/reese-witherspoon-where-the-crawdads-sing-finds-director-olivia-newman-1202991213/|title=3000 Pictures & Hello Sunshine's 'Where The Crawdads Sing' Sets Olivia Newman As Director|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=21 July 2020 |access-date=2020-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/everything-know-where-crawdads-sing-141700836.html|title=Everything we know about Where the Crawdads Sing film adaptation|website=uk.style.yahoo.com|access-date=2020-10-02}}</ref> Despite mixed reviews from critics, audience reception was more positive and the film subsequently became a sleeper hit at the box-office, grossing $140 million on a $24 million budget.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
'''Short film'''
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Year
! Year
!Title
! Title
! Writer
! Director
! Director
! Writer
! Producer
! Producer
! Note
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
| ''Blue-Eyed Mary''
| ''Blue-Eyed Mary''
| {{yes}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| {{no}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| {{no}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Short film
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2010
| rowspan=2 | 2010
| ''First Match''
| ''First Match''
| {{yes}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| {{yes}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| {{no}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Short film
|-
|-
| ''Storm Up the Sky''
| ''Storm Up the Sky''
| {{no}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| {{no}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| {{yes}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Short film
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011
| ''The Runner''
| ''The Runner''
| {{no}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| {{no}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| {{yes}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Short film
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
| ''Lucky Duck''
| ''Lucky Duck''
| {{no}}
| style=text-align:center| {{n}}
| {{no}}
| style=text-align:center| {{n}}
| {{yes}}
| style=text-align:center| {{y}}
|-
| Short film
|}

'''Feature film'''
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Writer
|-
|-
| 2018
| 2018
| ''[[First Match]]''
| ''[[First Match]]''
| {{yes}}
| style=text-align:center| {{y}}
| {{yes}}
| style=text-align:center| {{y}}
| style=text-align:center| {{n}}
| Feature film
|-
|-
| 2022
| rowspan=2 | 2019
| ''[[Chicago Fire (TV series)|Chicago Fire]]''
| ''[[Where the Crawdads Sing (film)|Where the Crawdads Sing]]''
| {{yes}}
| style=text-align:center| {{n}}
| {{no}}
| style=text-align:center| {{y}}
| style=text-align:center| {{n}}
| Episodes 144&amp;154&amp;162: "[[Chicago Fire (season 7)#ep144|What Will Define You]]"/"[[Chicago Fire (season 7)#ep154|Move a Wall]]"/ [[Chicago Fire (season 8)#ep162|Badlands]]"
|-
|-
|}
| ''[[Chicago PD (TV series)|Chicago PD]]''

| style=text-align:center| {{n}}
'''Television'''
| style=text-align:center| {{y}}
{|class="wikitable"
| style=text-align:center| {{n}}
|-
| Episode #138: "[[Chicago P.D. (season 7)#ep138|Mercy]]"
! Year
! Title
! Notes
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Chicago Fire (TV series)|Chicago Fire]]''
| Episodes "What Will Define You", "Move a Wall", "Badlands" and "Mercy"
|-
|-
| 2020
| 2020
| ''[[FBI (TV series)|FBI]]''
| ''[[FBI (TV series)|FBI]]''
| Episode "Broken Promises"
| style=text-align:center| {{n}}
| style=text-align:center| {{y}}
| style=text-align:center| {{n}}
| Episode #39: "Broken Promises"
|-
|-
| 2022
| 2023
| ''[[Where the Crawdads Sing (film)|Where the Crawdads Sing]]''
| ''[[The Last Thing He Told Me (miniseries)|The Last Thing He Told Me]]''
| Miniseries
| style=text-align:center| {{n}}
| style=text-align:center| {{y}}
| style=text-align:center| {{n}}
| Filming
|}
|}


===Accolades===
==Accolades==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Category
! Category
! Result
! Result
! Ref.
|-
|-
|2012
|rowspan=2|2012
|[[New Jersey Film Festival]]
|[[New Jersey Film Festival]]
|Grand Prize
|Grand Prize
|{{won}}
|{{won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://njfilmfest.com/njfilm.html|title=Winners of the 2012 New Jersey International Film Festival Competition|website=njfilmfest.com|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://njfilmfest.com/njfilm.html|title=Winners of the 2012 New Jersey International Film Festival Competition|website=njfilmfest.com|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
|-
|-
|-
|2012
|[[Aspen Shortsfest]]
|[[Aspen Shortsfest]]
|Jury Award
|Jury Award
|{{won}}
|{{won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cqnl.org/staff/olivia-newman-en/|title=Olivia Newman (USA)|website=cqnl.org|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cqnl.org/staff/olivia-newman-en/|title=Olivia Newman (USA)|website=cqnl.org|date=2 August 2014 |access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2018
|-
|rowspan=2|[[South by Southwest|SXSW Film Festival]]
|2018
|[[South by Southwest|SXSW Film Festival]]
|SXSW Gamechanger Award
|SXSW Gamechanger Award
|{{won}}
|{{won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2018/2018-sxsw-film-festival-announces-jury-special-awards/|title=2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Jury and Special Awards|website=sxsw.com|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2018/2018-sxsw-film-festival-announces-jury-special-awards/|title=2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Jury and Special Awards|website=sxsw.com|date=14 March 2018 |access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
|-
|-
|-
|2018
|[[South by Southwest|SXSW Film Festival]]
|Audience Award
|Audience Award
|{{won}}
|{{won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2018/2018-sxsw-film-festival-announces-audience-awards-winners/|title=2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Awards Winners|website=sxsw.com|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2018/2018-sxsw-film-festival-announces-audience-awards-winners/|title=2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Awards Winners|website=sxsw.com|date=18 March 2018 |access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
|-
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3229507|Olivia Newman}}
* {{Official website|http://olivianewman.com}}
* {{Official website|http://olivianewman.com}}
* {{IMDb name|3229507|Olivia Newman}}


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Latest revision as of 14:37, 22 December 2024

Olivia Newman
Born
Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationVassar College (AB)
Columbia University (MFA)
Occupation(s)Film director, writer, producer
Years active2009–present
SpouseSteve Lehman

Olivia Newman is an American film director and screenwriter.[1][2] She is best known for directing First Match (2018) and Where the Crawdads Sing (2022).[3]

Life and career

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Newman was born in Hoboken, New Jersey and graduated from The Hudson School in 1996.[4] She holds an A.B. in French and women's studies from Vassar College and an M.F.A. in film from Columbia University.[5][6] Her first short film, Blue-Eyed Mary, was shown at the Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival in 2010.[7]

Newman made her feature directorial debut with the drama film First Match starring Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo and Jharrel Jerome, which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. First Match was released by Netflix in 2018.[8]

She directed the 2022 mystery thriller film Where The Crawdads Sing, an adaptation of the 2018 novel of the same name by Delia Owens.[9][10] Despite mixed reviews from critics, audience reception was more positive and the film subsequently became a sleeper hit at the box-office, grossing $140 million on a $24 million budget.

Filmography

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Short film

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2009 Blue-Eyed Mary Yes No No
2010 First Match Yes Yes No
Storm Up the Sky No No Yes
2011 The Runner No No Yes
2012 Lucky Duck No No Yes

Feature film

Year Title Director Writer
2018 First Match Yes Yes
2022 Where the Crawdads Sing Yes No

Television

Year Title Notes
2019 Chicago Fire Episodes "What Will Define You", "Move a Wall", "Badlands" and "Mercy"
2020 FBI Episode "Broken Promises"
2023 The Last Thing He Told Me Miniseries

Accolades

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2012 New Jersey Film Festival Grand Prize Won [11]
Aspen Shortsfest Jury Award Won [12]
2018 SXSW Film Festival SXSW Gamechanger Award Won [13]
Audience Award Won [14]

References

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  1. ^ "Interview: Olivia Newman – First Match - 2015 January Screenwriters Lab". ioncinema.com. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. ^ "Interview: Olivia Newman on Getting the Best of Wrestling with "First Match"". moveablefest.com. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  3. ^ "'First Match' Review: SXSW Audience Winner Wrestles With Real-Life Struggles And Comes Out A Winner For Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  4. ^ Alumni, The Hudson School. Accessed November 15, 2022. "Olivia Newman graduated from the Upper School in 1996, the second ever high school graduating class."
  5. ^ "In the Media - March 2018 Roundup". alums.vassar.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  6. ^ "Olivia Newman". tfiny.org. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  7. ^ "2010 Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival (POW!): Official Lineup". undergroundfilmjournal.com. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  8. ^ "'First Match' by Olivia Newman '12 Premiered on Netflix to Much Acclaim". arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  9. ^ "3000 Pictures & Hello Sunshine's 'Where The Crawdads Sing' Sets Olivia Newman As Director". Deadline Hollywood. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  10. ^ "Everything we know about Where the Crawdads Sing film adaptation". uk.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  11. ^ "Winners of the 2012 New Jersey International Film Festival Competition". njfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  12. ^ "Olivia Newman (USA)". cqnl.org. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  13. ^ "2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Jury and Special Awards". sxsw.com. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  14. ^ "2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Awards Winners". sxsw.com. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
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