Nadav Schirman
Writer / Director / Producer
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Nadav Schirman, two-time Israeli Academy (Ophir) Award winner, made his start with a trilogy of high-voltage feature documentaries that delve into the psychology of spies and terrorists. The third of the trilogy, THE GREEN PRINCE, opened the Sundance Film Festival 2014 and subsequently won the Audience Award. Produced though his Frankfurt-based A List Films, together with Oscar-winning producers Simon Chinn and John Battsek, the film earned Schirman his first PGA nomination.
Schirman recently directed the first episode, 'Lucasville', of critically acclaimed Netflix series CAPTIVE, which was executive produced by Simon Chinn and Doug Liman. He also produced upcoming Netflix Documentary THE LAST SHAMAN, executive produced by Leonardo di Caprio through Appian Way.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
INNER CIRCLE | A-List / Beta Films | As Co-Creator / Co-Writer with Torleif Hoppe |
GERMAN MOON | Beta / Wildside | TV Series |
GADAFFI | Palomar / Eone | TV Series |
Documentaries
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
CAPTIVE 2016 | Lightbox Films / Netflix | As Director |
THE LAST SHAMAN 2016 | Sumatra Films / 2B FIlms | As Producer |
THE GREEN PRINCE 2014 | A List Films / Passion Pictures / Red Box Films | As Writer/Director **Won, Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival 2014 |
IN THE DARK ROOM 2013 | Pandora Filmproduktion / July August Productions / ZDF/Arte | As Writer/Director |
NO PLACE ON EARTH 2012 | A List Films / Delirio Films / PPM Film Productions | As Producer |
THE CHAMPAGNE SKY 2007 | July August Productions / Lichtblick Film | As Writer / Director **Won, Best Documentary, Awards of the Israeli Film Academy 2007 |
BLUE BLOOD 2006 | BBC Storyville / Delirio Films / Sylabik Films | As Associate Producer **Nominated, Best Film, Evening Standard British Film Awards 2008 |
ZUFFI 2001 | Dreamteam Ltd | As Executive Producer |
JERUSALEM SYNDROME 1998 | JCS Productions | As Producer |