Octavia Julia Verdin is a British independent film writer, director, producer and founder of Rough Diamond Productions, 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) for 10 years. In 2015, she received The Executive Achievement Award from the La Femme International Film Festival.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | No Address | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2023 | Ghost Divers | Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Maya | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2022 | Death on the Border | Producer |
| 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 | 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.
External links
- Official Website at Rough Diamond Productions
- Julia Verdin at IMDb