Julia Verdin

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
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