Английская Википедия:Emma Seligman

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Canadian English Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Emma Seligman (born May 3, 1995) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for directing the comedy films Shiva Baby (2020) and Bottoms (2023).

Early life and education

Seligman attended Northern Secondary School in Toronto. She grew up watching At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper wanting to "be Roger Ebert." As a teenager, Seligman ran a now-defunct blog called Confessions of a Teenage Film Buff and contributed film reviews to The Huffington Post. She studied film at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in May 2017.

Career

While at NYU, she made short films including Lonewoods, Void and her senior thesis film, Shiva Baby. During this time, Seligman also interned at a variety of production studios. She also served on the Toronto International Film Festival's select youth committee, where she helped program films for the festival.

Her thesis film, Shiva Baby, was selected for 2018 South by Southwest film festival. At the encouragement of the short film's star, Rachel Sennott, whom she befriended during the audition process, Seligman began developing it into a feature, where Sennott would reprise her lead role. The feature-length version of Shiva Baby was set to premiere at 2020 South by Southwest, but the premiere was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film eventually premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.

Shiva Baby was met with critical acclaim. Kristy Puchko of The Playlist wrote, "It's astounding this is Seligman's first film, [considering] how masterfully she orchestrates the tension and comedy," and Dana Piccoli for Queer Media Matters praised that "while Seligman is still a relative newcomer to the film world, she handles Shiva Baby like an experienced pro." In 2022, the film won the John Cassavetes Award from Film Independent, at the time designated for productions with budgets of $500,000 or less.Шаблон:Efn

Seligman reunited with Rachel Sennott for her second feature film, Bottoms, a teen sex comedy in which two high school lesbians start a fight club in order to attract their cheerleader crushes. Seligman had the idea for the film while still at Tisch, and began working on it with Sennott there. The film headlined the SXSW film festival on March 11, 2023. Aisha Harris of NPR praised the film writing, "Sennott and Seligman strike both a sweet and an abrasive tone that's tricky to pull off, though they do so quite handily."

Seligman's work often focuses on sexual themes, particularly women's relationship to sex. Regarding this choice, she has stated:

She has discussed her filmmaking process as a very collaborative experience, and enjoys being able to discuss her work with her actors.

Personal life

Seligman is Jewish and was raised in a Reform Judaism Ashkenazi community in Toronto, and had her Bat Mitzvah ceremony on Masada in Israel. She briefly moved to Los Angeles in 2021, but now resides in Bushwick.

Seligman uses both she/her and they/them pronouns. She formerly identified as bisexual, but as of 2023 considers herself "just gay."

Seligman is a member of Jewish Voice for Peace.

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2018	Void	Short film
2018	Shiva Baby	Short film
2020	Shiva Baby	Feature adaptation of 2018 short
2023	Bottoms	Feature film

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result	Шаблон:Abbr
2018	South by Southwest	Best Narrative Short	Shiva Baby	Шаблон:Nom
2020	Denver Film Festival	American Independent Award	Shiva Baby	Шаблон:Runner-up
	Filmmaker Magazine	25 New Faces of Indie Film 2020		Шаблон:Won
	Miami International Film Festival	Jordan Ressler First Feature Award		Шаблон:Nom
	Outfest	Best Screenwriting		Шаблон:Won
	Out on Film	Best First Film		Шаблон:Runner-up
	TIFF Critics Poll	Best Screenplay		Шаблон:Runner-up
	Variety Presented at the Mill Valley Film Festival	10 Screenwriters to Watch		Шаблон:Won
2021	The Braddies	Best Debut		Шаблон:Runner-up
	Chicago Film Critics Association	Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award		Шаблон:Nom
	Detroit Film Critics Society	Breakthrough		Шаблон:WonШаблон:Efn
	Florida Film Critics Circle Awards	Best First Film		Шаблон:Nom
	Gotham Independent Film Awards	Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award		Шаблон:Nom
	Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards	Best Filmmaker		Шаблон:Nom
		Best Screenplay		Шаблон:Nom
	IndieWire Critics Poll	Best First Feature		Шаблон:Runner-up
	The Jewish Week	36 Under 36		Шаблон:Won
	The New York Times	Best Directing (Comedy)		Шаблон:Won
	The ReFrame Stamp	Narrative Feature		Шаблон:Won
2022	Apolo Awards	Best New Director		Шаблон:Nom
		Best Adapted Screenplay		Шаблон:Won
	Austin Film Critics Association	Best First Film		Шаблон:Nom
	Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films	Best Original Screenplay		Шаблон:Nom
	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film		Шаблон:Nom
	DiscussingFilm Critics Awards	Best Debut Feature		Шаблон:Nom
	Independent Spirit Awards	John Cassavetes Award		Шаблон:WonШаблон:Efn
	Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Debut Feature		Шаблон:Nom
	Toronto Film Critics Association	Best First Feature		Шаблон:Runner-upШаблон:Efn

See also

• List of female film and television directors
• List of LGBT-related films directed by women

Further reading

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External links

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