{{short description|Israeli writer and director}} {{Infobox person | name = Adva Reichman | image = Adva Reichman (2020; cropped 2025).jpg | image_size = | caption = Reichman in 2020 | native_name = אדוה רייכמן | native_name_lang = he | birth_date = 1987 | birth_place = Ra'anana, Israel | death_date = | death_place = | known_for = | occupation = Writer, director }} '''Adva Reichman''' ({{langx|he|אדוה רייכמן}}; born 1987) is an Israeli writer and director based in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newyorkfilmawards.com/single-post/reichman#:~:text=Adva%20Reichman%20is%20an%20Israeli,with%20the%20Israeli%2DPalestinian%20conflict.|title=An interview with Adva Reichman|website=newyorkfilmawards.com|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/fiscal-sponsorship/something-to-live-for/|title=Something To Live For|website=filmindependent.org|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
==Life and career== Reichman was born in Ra'anana, Israel. Between 2013 and 2015 she worked in the Israeli media.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5630645,00.html|title=הסיפור שלנו|website=ynet.co.il|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/fiscal-sponsorship/something-to-live-for/|title=Something To Live For|website=filmindependent.org|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.festigious.com/single-post/reichman|title=I was always one of those kids who were glued to the screen|website=festigious.com|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref> In 2019, Reichman directed the short film, ''Something to Live For'', about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indieshortsmag.com/reviews/2019/10/something-to-live-for-story-that-keeps-its-characters-humanity-intact/|title=Something To Live For: Story That Keeps Its Characters’ Humanity Intact|website=indieshortsmag.com|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref> The film was screened at the LA Shorts Fest, Urbanworld Film Festival, and Taormina Film Fest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taorminafilmfest.it/public/componenti/1985/files/programmapweweb.pdf|title=TAORMINA FILM FEST|website=taorminafilmfest.it|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/nicholl/ceremonies/2020|title=ACADEMY NICHOLL 2020 CEREMONY|website=oscars.org|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.film-festival.org/ScreenplayWinner20.php|title=RIIFF ANNOUNCES 2020 SCREENPLAY COMPETITION WINNERS|website=film-festival.org|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref>
==Filmography== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title ! Writer ! Director ! Note |- | 2016 | ''Life After All'' | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | Short film |- | 2016 | ''Silhouette'' | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | Short film |- | 2019 | ''Something To Live For'' | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | Short film |- | 2020 | ''Samir'' | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | style="text-align:center;"| | Feature film |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |- |2019 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Indie Fest |Women Filmmakers |''Silhouette'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theindiefest.com/past-winners/award-of-merit-november-2019/|title=AWARD OF MERIT November 2019|website=theindiefest.com|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref> |- |2019 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Indie Fest |Award of Excellence |''Something To Live For'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theindiefest.com/winners-november-2019/|title=Winners November 2019|website=lashortsfest.com|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref> |- |2019 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Cyprus International Film Festival |Best International Short |''Something To Live For'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cyiff.cineartfestival.eu/en/category/categories-2019/|title=Categories 2019|website=cyiff.cineartfestival.eu|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref> |- |2019 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |LA Shorts Fest |Best Short Film |''Something To Live For'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lashortsfest.com/film-program|title=Los Angeles Shorts International Film Festival|website=lashortsfest.com|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref> |- |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|7932975|Adva Reichman}} * {{Official website|http://advareichman.com}}
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