Julia Verdin
Julia Verdin is a British independent film producer and founder of Rough Diamond Productions,[1] established in 1993. She has produced over 30 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.
Verdin has been serving as a director on the board of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts)[2] since 2006. 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.
In the early 1990s Verdin shared a house in Los Angeles with Elizabeth Hurley and Birgit Cunningham.[4]
Books
• 2015: Success in Film: A Guide to Funding, Filming and Finishing Independent Films
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lost Girls | Director and Producer |
| 2016 | The Unwilling | Producer |
| 2014 | The Ninth Cloud | Producer |
| 2013 | Born of War | Executive Producer |
| 2012 | 2 Jacks | Producer |
| 2009 | The Least Among You | Producer |
| 2008 | Senior Skip Day | Co-Producer |
| 2008 | Lady Godiva | Associate Producer |
| 2005 | Slipstream | Co-Producer |
| 2004 | Blast | Co-Producer |
| 2004 | Riding the Bullet | Co-Producer |
| 2004 | The Merchant of Venice | Co-Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Dracula 3000 | Associate Producer |
| 2003 | Stander | Producer |
| 2003 | Consequence | Co-Producer |
| 2003 | I Witness | Co-Producer |
| 2002 | Pavement | Co-Producer |
| 2002 | Greenmail | Co-Producer |
| 2002 | Lone Hero | Co-producer |
| 2001 | The Shipment | 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 | The Set Up | Producer |
| 1994 | Temptation | Producer |
| 1989 | Open Window | Executive Producer |
| 1988 | Zits | Executive Producer |
References
- ^ https://variety.com/exec/julia-verdin/ at Variety.com. Retrieved on Oct 19, 2015.
- ^ "BAFTA Board of Directors" at www.bafta.org
- ^ "The 2015 La Femme Executive Achievement Award" at www.lafemme.org.
- ^ Beth Hale, 'The Roedean girl who lost her way on Sunset Strip' in The Daily Mail dated 24 January 2011
External links
• Julia Verdin at the Internet Movie Database • Official Website at Rough Diamond Productions