Julia Verdin – An Artist For Change Interviews

January 23, 2024

Julia Verdin – An Artist For Change

Award-winning social impact filmmaker, Julia Verdin has a new film MAYA  coming out this weekend in selected cinemas and on VOD. I sat with Julia to discuss her project as well as her career which spans several decades...

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Meet Julia Verdin | Film Director, Producer & Screenwriter InterviewsPress

January 9, 2024

Meet Julia Verdin | Film Director, Producer & Screenwriter

We had the good fortune of connecting with Julia Verdin and we’ve shared our conversation...

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Meet Julia Verdin Interviews

August 9, 2023

Meet Julia Verdin

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Julia Verdin a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation...

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Filmmakers Making A Social Impact: Why & How Filmmaker Julia Verdin Is Helping To Change Our World News

May 23, 2023

Filmmakers Making A Social Impact: Why & How Filmmaker Julia Verdin Is Helping To Change Our World

We are all as happy as we allow ourselves to be. When I was younger, I spent way too much time worrying about everything...

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Scripted Feature Film, “No Address,” Brings Hope And Solutions To Homelessness News

April 6, 2023

Scripted Feature Film, “No Address,” Brings Hope And Solutions To Homelessness

“No Address” – a scripted feature film by Robert Craig Films and written and produced by Julia Verdin, founder of Rough Diamond Productions – launched, portraying not only the bleak realities of homelessness and the bitter sadness that comes from…

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Exclusive: Ashanti Talks Playing a ‘Dope Character’ in New Movie ‘No Address’ Interviews

April 6, 2023

Exclusive: Ashanti Talks Playing a ‘Dope Character’ in New Movie ‘No Address’

By the end of the year, fans of Ashanti will see her in a very different role. The 42-year-old actress and singer will star in a new film called No Address which takes a look at homelessness in the United…

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Exclusive: Patricia Velasquez on New Movie ‘No Address’: ‘You’re Going to Love the Ride’ Interviews

April 6, 2023

Exclusive: Patricia Velasquez on New Movie ‘No Address’: ‘You’re Going to Love the Ride’

Patricia Velasquez is known for her work in the two blockbuster films The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, and now the 52-year-old actress has joined an all-star cast for a new movie called No Address, which takes a closer look…

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Ashanti, Beverly D’Angelo & More Join NO ADDRESS Feature Film Press

March 13, 2023

Ashanti, Beverly D’Angelo & More Join NO ADDRESS Feature Film

Robert Craig Films announces the principal cast of the full-length feature movie "No Address", a story about those experiencing homelessness, including William Baldwin, Xander Berkeley, Ashanti, Beverly D'Angelo, Ty Pennington, Lucas Jade Zumann, Kristanna Loken, Patricia Velasquez, and Isabella Ferreira.

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No Address – A Scripted Feature Film – Showcases The Human Dimension Of Homelessness Press

November 18, 2022

No Address – A Scripted Feature Film – Showcases The Human Dimension Of Homelessness

National statistics in the rate of homelessness have not changed much over time, according to University of Chicago researchers Bruce Meyer, Kevin Corinth, and Angela Wyse. But national trends mask substantial divergences across states: double digit increases in some states,…

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Film crew finds Hope Campus in Fort Smith for homelessness documentary Press

November 18, 2022

Film crew finds Hope Campus in Fort Smith for homelessness documentary

About 16 years ago, Tabitha Rice fell in with the wrong crowd. Born and raised in Fort Smith, Rice started using methamphetamine. Before long, she was homeless.

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Placer County-based filmmaker announces latest film “No Address” about the reality of homelessness Press

November 13, 2022

Placer County-based filmmaker announces latest film “No Address” about the reality of homelessness

The film is inspired by true events and the reality of the homeless experience in America.

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Movie Team Tackles Issue Vexing LA Press

November 13, 2022

Movie Team Tackles Issue Vexing LA

A team with Robert Craig Films toured through Los Angeles this month while making two films.

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No Address: Interview with CTSA Catholic Television of San Antonio InterviewsPress

November 10, 2022

No Address: Interview with CTSA Catholic Television of San Antonio

On Sunday November 6th, Robert Craig Films visited San Antonio’s “Haven for Hope” campus, to document the services provided to the homeless. “Haven for Hope” is one of their many stops, on a nationwide tour, to gain insight for their…

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No Address’: Film crew highlighting nationwide homeless problem comes to Arizona Press

November 10, 2022

No Address’: Film crew highlighting nationwide homeless problem comes to Arizona

A new feature film called "No Address" is being shot to address America's homeless problem. The film crew visited areas with the worst homeless crises - and thought brought them here to Arizona.

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Film crews shooting a movie and documentary on the homeless crisis visit Sacramento Press

November 3, 2022

Film crews shooting a movie and documentary on the homeless crisis visit Sacramento

The project is called "No Address" and includes information about Sacramento, whose unhoused population jumped more than 70% in the last point-in-time count.

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Conversations with Julia Verdin InterviewsNews

August 15, 2022

Conversations with Julia Verdin

VoyageLA sits down with Julia Verdin Today we’d like to introduce you to Julia Verdin. Hi Julia, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory. I went to drama…

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‘Lost Girls: Angie’s Story’ Press

June 13, 2020

‘Lost Girls: Angie’s Story’

View full article... Julia Verdin’s 'Lost Girls: Angie's Story' is a powerful story with a gripping real world message revolving around the victims of sex trafficking. Inspired by Julia Verdin’s time volunteering at a runaway children’s shelter in Los Angeles,…

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Understanding Sales and Distribution in the Current Marketplace Blog

April 29, 2020

Understanding Sales and Distribution in the Current Marketplace

The business is changing fast and so more important than ever for filmmakers to keep updated on industry changes.  It takes a long time to develop a screenplay or TV pilot script and bible so always good to be aware…

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Shooting Your Film After Quarantine Blog

April 20, 2020

Shooting Your Film After Quarantine

If you're planning to shoot your film once the business opens up again, here are some issues you might want to consider. It is looking likely that production insurance will not cover COVID-19 or other strains of the Coronavirus.  If…

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Voyage LA Magazine: Meet Julia Verdin of Rough Diamond Productions in West Hollywood Press

April 11, 2020

Voyage LA Magazine: Meet Julia Verdin of Rough Diamond Productions in West Hollywood

Today we’d like to introduce you to Julia Verdin. Julia, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today. I went to drama school in London and started…

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Corona Virus Effects on The Industry Blog

March 24, 2020

Corona Virus Effects on The Industry

With the new social distancing and self isolation and the film business pretty much shutting down for the moment, it’s good to look at how some creative filmmakers are finding solutions to keep going. Russian filmmaker Timur Bemambetov found a…

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Film and TV Funding in a New Era Blog

March 19, 2020

Film and TV Funding in a New Era

Many of you have films and TV projects that you are looking to get funding for or have made and looking to get out into the market place. There is plenty of funding available.  It is a question of understanding…

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Distribution News Blog

October 30, 2019

Distribution News

As the audience appetite for subscription and on demand content that they can watch when they please or binge-watch grows, more new platforms are starting up. Warner Media will be launching HBO max in Spring 2020, they will be showing…

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Changes in Our Industry: Funding Blog

October 14, 2019

Changes in Our Industry: Funding

Lots of change going on in the Entertainment business!  It will be interesting to see what happens this week at the upcoming Cannes Mipcom TV market.  A lot of the big media conglomerates like Disney and Warner media are transitioning…

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Horizon: Changing the Film Industry Press

July 18, 2019

Horizon: Changing the Film Industry

Julia Verdin featured in Horizon Magazine, from Staffordshire University.

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Call Me Adam: An Exclusive Interview with Julia Verdin Press

July 17, 2019

Call Me Adam: An Exclusive Interview with Julia Verdin

Call Answered: Julia Verdin: "Lost Girls" Because I follow All My Children’s Cady McClain on Instagram, I was introduced to a magnificent filmmaker named Julia Verdin who has been making movies for over 30 years! Cady posted a picture of…

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SUCCESSFUL PRODUCERS KNOW THIS Blog

March 7, 2019

SUCCESSFUL PRODUCERS KNOW THIS

On Tuesday March 19th, join producer/director Julia Verdin‘s celebrated online and in person course on producing films and television. “This course is perfect for writers or directors who want to produce their own work.

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Lost Girls wins “Best Drama” and “Best Ensemble Cast” Awards News

October 3, 2016

Lost Girls wins “Best Drama” and “Best Ensemble Cast” Awards

    We're proud to announce that "Lost Girls" won the BEST DRAMA and BEST ENSEMBLE CAST awards at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards. Many thanks to all of our cast, crew and supporters!    

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Film Festival Screenings of Lost Girls News

September 13, 2016

Film Festival Screenings of Lost Girls

Last Updated on October 3, 2016.   LA SHORTS FEST (LOS ANGELES, CA) - U.S. PREMIERE SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 (SUNDAY) at 9.55 PM   RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL (LONDON, UK) - EUROPEAN PREMIERE SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 (WEDNESDAY) at 9 PM SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 (THURSDAY) at…

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Lost Girls – A Gripping Portrayal of Child Sex Trafficking NewsPressReviews

September 6, 2016

Lost Girls – A Gripping Portrayal of Child Sex Trafficking

by Jillian Dale Estimated to be a $32 billion trade, sex trafficking is the largest illegal industry in the world. Lost Girls is a social message film, produced by Rough Diamond Productions, designed to educate and provide its audience with…

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