Jordan Yale Levine

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Jordan Yale Levine (born January 7, 1985) is an American film producer and founding partner of Yale Productions. He has worked as a producer on a number of films, including King Cobra by director Justin Kelly, and After Everything by directors Hannah Marks and Joey Power. [1]

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Early life

Levine was born in Long Island. He attended G.W. Hewlett High School in Hewlett, New York before graduating in 2003. [1]

Career

He produced his first movie at 19 years old before founding his own company, Yale Productions, in 2012. [2] Between producing, financing, and distribution, Levine has been involved in the production of over 30 films and was named as one of Variety's 10 Producers to Watch in 2016. [3]

Levine recently secured an investment for Yale Productions in 2019 from The Forest Road Company. [4]

While production companies have taken a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, Yale Productions was able to push forward with its release of Becky . The film made $205,797 from 45 theaters in its opening weekend, finishing second among reported films. [5] It made $192,138 from 50 theaters in its second weekend, becoming the first film to officially top The Wretched at the box office. [6] [7]

Festivals

Levine has produced many films that have premiered at various festivals. He made his debut at Tribeca Film Festival in 2016 with King Cobra [8] and was set to return to Tribeca Film Festival in 2020 for the premiere of Becky but the festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. [9] [10] Another recently produced film, I Used to Go Here was to premiere at the SXSW in 2020 but that was also shut down due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. [11] [12]

Owing to his experience at film festivals, Levine was interviewed by the Hollywood Reporter to give the inside scoop on the American Film Market in 2017. [13]

Filmography

He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

YearFilmCredit
2006 Paid Executive producer
2007Life Goes OnExecutive producer
The Final CurtainExecutive producer
Tooth and Nail Executive producer
2008Death's DoorExecutive producer
2009Blood TiesExecutive producer
2010The Penitent ManCo-executive producer
The Land of the Astronauts
WreckageExecutive producer
2011 Mangus! Co-executive producer
2012 Petunia Line producer
Cut/PrintExecutive producer
After the DawnExecutive producer
2013 He's Way More Famous Than You Co-executive producer
2015Addiction: A 60's Love Story
IsolationExecutive producer
My First Miracle
2016 Jack Goes Home
ElementExecutive producer
King Cobra
Love on the Run
LoservilleExecutive producer
Welcome to Willits
2017AltitudeExecutive producer
Class Rank Executive producer
Ten
2018 After Everything
Welcome the Stranger
The Escape of Prisoner 614
The Pretenders
2019 Crypto
Already Gone
Burn
2020 Hooking Up
Becky
I Used to Go Here
Chick Fight
2021 Stowaway Executive producer
Separation
Rogue Hostage
The Survivalist
Castle Falls Executive producer
2022 Gasoline Alley Executive producer
Panama
As They Made Us
White Elephant Executive producer
Alone Together
TBABailey & Darla
Ballad of a HustlerExecutive producer
Bandit
Banshee
Confession
DeadlockExecutive producer
High Heat
Michigan
Paradise CityExecutive producer
Rare Objects
Clean Up Crew
The Kill Room
As an actor
YearFilmRole
2010 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams K-Jay
The Land of the AstronautsColin
WreckageJimmy
Miscellaneous crew
YearFilmRole
2013 Apparitional Producer's representative
2014 Such Good People Producers representative

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jordan Yale Levine". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  2. ↑ "Yale Productions Partners on Why AFM Matters and the Fate of James Franco's 'The Pretenders'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  3. ↑ "10 Producers to Watch 2016". Variety. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  4. ↑ "Forest Road Invests in Indie Film Producer Yale Productions (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  5. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2020-06-09). "'Trolls World Tour' Continues To Lead Domestic Box Office In 9th Weekend, Crosses $3M". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  6. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2020-06-15). "'Invisible Man' Reclaims No. 1 In Weekend 16 As Universal Owns Bulk Of Top 10 Despite 'King Of Staten Island' Sitting Out". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  7. ↑ "The Numbers - Weekend Box Office Chart for June 12, 2020". The Numbers. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  8. ↑ "King Cobra | 2016 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  9. ↑ "Becky | 2020 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca. Archived from the original on 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  10. ↑ "Tribeca Film Festival to debut some online programming after coronavirus postponement". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  11. ↑ "I Used to Go Here". SXSW. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  12. ↑ "City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events". SXSW. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  13. ↑ "AFM According to ... Producer Jordan Yale Levine: Avoid the Hotel's "Mosh Pit" Lobby". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
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