Adva Reichman

Adva Reichman
אדוה רייכמן
Born	1987 Ra'anana, Israel
Occupation(s)	Writer, director

Adva Reichman (Hebrew: אדוה רייכמן; born 1987) is an Israeli writer and director based in Los Angeles, California.[1][2][3]

Life and career

Reichman was born in Ra'anana, Israel. Between 2013 and 2015 she worked in the Israeli media.[3] She holds a BFA from the IDC Herzliya in Israel and an MFA in film and TV production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in California.[4][5] In 2019, Reichman directed the short film, Something to Live For, about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.[6] The film was screened at the LA Shorts Fest, Urbanworld Film Festival, and Taormina Film Fest.[7] In 2018, Reichman co-wrote the feature film, Samir, a current adaptation to the Count of Monte Cristo.

Adva's feature script, Project Fog, was a semi-finalist in the 2020 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting and a Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival winner.[8][9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Writer	Director	Note
2016	Life After All	Y	Y	Short film
2016	Silhouette	Y	Y	Short film
2019	Something To Live For	Y	Y	Short film
2020	Samir	Y		Feature film

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2019	Won	Indie Fest	Women Filmmakers	Silhouette	[10]
2019	Won	Indie Fest	Award of Excellence	Something To Live For	[11]
2019	Nominated	Cyprus International Film Festival	Best International Short	Something To Live For	[12]
2019	Nominated	LA Shorts Fest	Best Short Film	Something To Live For	[13]

References

1. "An interview with Adva Reichman". newyorkfilmawards.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
2. "Something To Live For". filmindependent.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
3. "הסיפור שלנו". ynet.co.il. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
4. "Something To Live For". filmindependent.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
5. "I was always one of those kids who were glued to the screen". festigious.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
6. "Something To Live For: Story That Keeps Its Characters' Humanity Intact". indieshortsmag.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
7. "TAORMINA FILM FEST" (PDF). taorminafilmfest.it. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
8. "ACADEMY NICHOLL 2020 CEREMONY". oscars.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
9. "RIIFF ANNOUNCES 2020 SCREENPLAY COMPETITION WINNERS". film-festival.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
10. "AWARD OF MERIT November 2019". theindiefest.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
11. "Winners November 2019". lashortsfest.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
12. "Categories 2019". cyiff.cineartfestival.eu. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
13. "Los Angeles Shorts International Film Festival". lashortsfest.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.

External links

• Adva Reichman at IMDb
• Official website