Olivia Newman

Olivia Newman is an American film director and screenwriter.[1][2] She is best known for her work on the film First Match for Netflix.[3]

Olivia Newman
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilm director, Writer and Producer
Years active2010–present

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.[4][5] Her first short film, Blue-Eyed Mary, screened at the Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival, in 2010.[6]

Olivia´s debut feature film First Match, starring Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo and Jharrel Jerome, premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. First Match was released by Netflix in 2018.[7]

Filmography
Year Title Writer Director Producer Note
2009 Blue-Eyed Mary N Y N Short film
2010 First Match Y Y N Short film
Storm Up the Sky N N Y Short film
2011 The Runner N N Y Short film
2012 Lucky Duck N N Y Short film
2018 First Match Y Y N Feature film
2019 Chicago Fire N Y N Episodes 144&154&162: "What Will Define You"/"Move a Wall"/ Badlands"
Chicago PD N Y N Episode #138: "Mercy"
2020 FBI N Y N Episode #39: "Broken Promises"

Accolades
Year Award Category Result
2012 New Jersey Film Festival Grand Prize Won[8]
2012 Aspen Shortsfest Jury Award Won[9]
2018 SXSW Film Festival SXSW Gamechanger Award Won[10]
2018 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Won[11]

References
  1. "Interview: Olivia Newman – First Match - 2015 January Screenwriters Lab". ioncinema.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. "Interview: Olivia Newman on Getting the Best of Wrestling with "First Match"". moveablefest.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  3. "'First Match' Review: SXSW Audience Winner Wrestles With Real-Life Struggles And Comes Out A Winner For Netflix". deadline.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  4. "In the Media - March 2018 Roundup". alums.vassar.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  5. "Olivia Newman". tfiny.org. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  6. "2010 Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival (POW!): Official Lineup". undergroundfilmjournal.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  7. "'First Match' by Olivia Newman '12 Premiered on Netflix to Much Acclaim". arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  8. "Winners of the 2012 New Jersey International Film Festival Competition". njfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  9. "Olivia Newman (USA)". cqnl.org. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  10. "2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Jury and Special Awards". sxsw.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  11. "2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Awards Winners". sxsw.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
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