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]
Verdin was born in Beaconsfield, England, and brought up in Oxford. She received an MA in film with distinction from Staffordshire University.
• 2015: Success in Film: A Guide to Funding, Filming and Finishing Independent Films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | No Address | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2022 | Maya | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2020 | Angie: Lost Girls | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2016 | Lost Girls | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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