Olivia Newman

Olivia Newman
Olivia Newman
Born	Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Vassar College (AB); Columbia University (MFA)
Occupation(s)	Film director, writer, producer
Years active	2009–present
Spouse	Steve 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

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

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2009	Blue-Eyed Mary	Yes	No	No
2010	First Match	Yes	Yes	No
2010	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

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

References

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

External links

Official website
Olivia Newman at IMDb

[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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]