Julia Verdin Explained

Octavia Julia Verdin is a British independent film writer, director, producer and founder of Rough Diamond Productions,[1] established in 1993. She has produced over 36 feature films and is best known for Stander, starring Thomas Jane, The Merchant of Venice (2004), starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes, and 2 Jacks, starring Sienna Miller and Danny Houston. She recently made her mark as a social impact film director, raising awareness on key issues like child trafficking, domestic abuse, and addiction. Her film Angie: Lost Girls, starring Olivia d'Abo, Dylan Sprayberry and Jane Widdop, won a number of awards at notable film festivals.

Verdin served as a director on the board of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts)[2] for 10 years. In 2015, she received The Executive Achievement Award from the La Femme International Film Festival.[3]

Early life

Verdin was born in Beaconsfield, England, and brought up in Oxford. She received an MA in film with distinction from Staffordshire University.

Books

• 2015: Success in Film: A Guide to Funding, Filming and Finishing Independent Films

Filmography

Year Film Credit
2023No AddressDirector, Producer, Writer
2023Ghost DiversExecutive Producer
2022 MayaDirector, Producer, Writer
2022Death on the BorderProducer
2020 Angie: Lost Girls Director, Producer, Writer
2016 Lost Girls Director, Producer, Writer
2016 The Unwilling Producer
2014 The Ninth Cloud Producer
2013 Born of War Executive Producer
2012 Producer
2009 The Least Among You Producer
2008 Senior Skip Day Co-Producer
2008 Associate Producer
2005 Co-Producer
2004 Co-Producer
2004 Co-Producer
2004 Co-Executive Producer
2004 Dracula 3000 Associate Producer
2003 Producer
2003 Consequence Co-Producer
2003 I Witness Co-Producer
2002 Pavement Co-Producer
2002 Greenmail Co-Producer
2002 Lone Hero Co-producer
2001 Co-Producer
2001 Styx Producer
2000 In Pursuit Associate Producer
2000 Contaminated Man Producer
1999 Ballad of the Nightingale Co-Producer
1998 Detour Producer
1998 Matter of Trust Producer
1998 Perfect Assassins Producer
1996 Past Perfect Executive Producer
1995 Producer
1994 Temptation Producer
1989 Open Window Executive Producer
1988 Zits Executive Producer

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://variety.com/exec/julia-verdin/ at Variety.com. Retrieved on Oct 19, 2015.
  2. "BAFTA Board of Directors" at www.bafta.org
  3. "The 2015 La Femme Executive Achievement Award" at www.lafemme.org.