Elizabeth Newman

Elizabeth V. Newman is a native New Yorker who has directed and produced critically-acclaimed theatre and film projects in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Austin. She graduated with honors from Yale University with dual B.A. degrees in History of Art and Theater Studies. She earned her M.F.A. in Film Production at Boston University. Her film directing credits include the feature film, Child of Light, as well as numerous short films. Her feature script, Shattering, was included in IFP's Emerging Narrative (IFP Independent Film Week); her short script, In Cold Pursuit, was a 'second rounder' at The Austin Film Festival. Her stage directing credits include the Austin, Los Angeles/West Coast and/or World Premieres of: "100 Planes" by Lila Rose Kaplan (World Premiere, Austin/West Coast Premiere, LA); "A Delicate Ship" by Anna Ziegler (Austin Premiere), "Trio" by Sheila Cowley (World Premiere, Austin); "Any Night" by Daniel Arnold & Medina Hahn (West Coast Premiere & Austin Premiere - nominated for four B. Iden Payne Awards, including Outstanding Direction of a Drama); "Body of Work" by Christine Hoang, (World Premiere, Austin); "Mocha" by Eleanor Burgess (World Premiere, Austin) She is a member of Directors Lab: North, a directing lab based in Toronto, and has twice served as a panelist at The Austin Film Festival. She is founding co-president of Women In Film and Television-Austin. She is the producing Artistic Director of The Filigree Theatre, the critically-acclaimed, Austin-based theatre company. She is also the founder of EVN Productions, an independent production company with the goal of creating innovative projects through championing new voices and emerging talent in film and theatre. The company's creative emphasis lies in stories that embrace strong female characters and/or touch upon the role of women in societies across the world and throughout history, with a focus on characters who stand at a cross-road or on the brink of transition. As child and young adult, she trained at the Lee Strasberg Institute and HB Studio in New York. She studied Technique and Choreography at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance for 13 years. At Yale, Elizabeth was the President of University Pictures: The Association of Student Filmmakers at Yale (an undergraduate film production company). She lives in Austin, TX with her daughter.