Julia Verdin


Julia Verdin is a British independent film producer and founder of Rough Diamond Productions, established in 1993. She has produced over 30 feature films and is best known for Stander, starring Thomas Jane, The Merchant of Venice, 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 since 2006. 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.
In the early 1990s Verdin shared a house in Los Angeles with Elizabeth Hurley and Birgit Cunningham.

Books

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

Filmography

YearFilmCredit
2016Lost GirlsDirector and Producer
2016The UnwillingProducer
2014The Ninth CloudProducer
2013Born of WarExecutive Producer
20122 JacksProducer
2009The Least Among YouProducer
2008Senior Skip DayCo-Producer
2008Lady GodivaAssociate Producer
2005SlipstreamCo-Producer
2004BlastCo-Producer
2004Riding the BulletCo-Producer
2004The Merchant of VeniceCo-Executive Producer
2004Dracula 3000Associate Producer
2003StanderProducer
2003ConsequenceCo-Producer
2003I WitnessCo-Producer
2002PavementCo-Producer
2002GreenmailCo-Producer
2002Lone HeroCo-producer
2001The ShipmentCo-Producer
2001StyxProducer
2000In PursuitAssociate Producer
2000Contaminated ManProducer
1999Ballad of the NightingaleCo-Producer
1998DetourProducer
1998Matter of TrustProducer
1998Perfect AssassinsProducer
1996Past PerfectExecutive Producer
1995The Set UpProducer
1994TemptationProducer
1989Open WindowExecutive Producer
1988ZitsExecutive Producer