Adele Romanski
Adele Marie Romanski (born November 10, 1982) is an American independent film producer. She is best known for producing the acclaimed films Moonlight, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and Aftersun. Moonlight received eight Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, winning Best Picture for Romanski, along with Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner.
Adele Romanski
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- Name
- Adele Romanski
- Birth Name
- Adele Marie Romanski
- Born
- 10 November 1982
- Birthplace
- Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
- Education
- Florida State University (BFA)
- Occupation
- Film producer
- Full name
- Adele Marie Romanski.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- film production.
- Honours
- Academy Award for Best Picture and Independent Spirit Award for Best Film.
- Languages
- English.
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Adele Marie Romanski (born November 10, 1982) is an American independent film producer. She is best known for producing the acclaimed films Moonlight, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and Aftersun. Moonlight received eight Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, winning Best Picture for Romanski, along with Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner.
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Adele Romanski (born 1982) is an American artist, cinematographer and editing staff, among other activities. The artist was born Adele Marie Romanski in Sarasota.
Adele Romanski studied at Florida State University and Pine View School. The artist is active in film production.
Languages used include English. Adele Romanski received Academy Award for Best Picture and Independent Spirit Award for Best Film.
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Biography
Adele Romanski studied at Florida State University and Pine View School. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is film production. Distinctions recorded are Academy Award for Best Picture and Independent Spirit Award for Best Film.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Adele Romanski • Birth Name — Adele Marie Romanski • Born — 10 November 1982 • Birthplace — Sarasota, Florida, U.S. • Education — Florida State University (BFA) • Occupation — Film producer • Years Active — 2006–present
Personal life
Personal life
Romanski grew up in Venice, Florida. She graduated from Pine View School in 2001, later graduating from Florida State University in 2004. She attended FSU with director Barry Jenkins. She was married to Academy Award nominated cinematographer James Laxton, who has worked on several of the films she produced.
Career
Career
In January 2017 it was announced Romanski would be an executive producer on season 2 of The Girlfriend Experience. She produced Under the Silver Lake, which was released in 2018. She was instrumental in instigating Barry Jenkins' sophomore feature, Moonlight, including getting him to decide on concepts, scouting locations and recommending Mahershala Ali for the role of Juan. She won the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the 2016 film Moonlight. In addition to producing, Romanski has also written and directed the 2012 film Leave Me Like You Found Me. In February 2018, she was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Television
• Year — Title — Notes • 2017 — The Girlfriend Experience — Season 2 • 2021 — The Underground Railroad — Limited series BAFTA TV Award for Best International Programme Golden Globe Award for Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best New Scripted Series Nominated—Producers Guild of America Award for Best Limited Series Television
Identity
Identity
Adele Romanski is recorded with the occupation cinematographer. Recorded as film producer, film director, editing staff, cinematographer and artist.
Film
• Year — Film — Director — Other notes • 2010 — The Myth of the American Sleepover — David Robert Mitchell — Nominated—Independent Spirit Awards Producers Award • The Freebie — Katie Aselton • 2012 — Black Rock • Leave Me Like You Found Me — Adele Romanski — Directorial Debut • 2013 — Bad Milo! — Jacob Vaughan • 2014 — War Story — Mark Jackson — Co-producer • 2016 — Kicks — Justin Tipping • Morris from America — Chad Hartigan — U.S. Dramatic Competition—2016 Sundance Film Festival • Moonlight — Barry Jenkins — Academy Award for Best Picture BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Independent Spirit Award for Best Film Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated—Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture • 2017 — Gemini — Aaron Katz • 2018 — Under the Silver Lake — David Robert Mitchell • If Beale Street Could Talk — Barry Jenkins — Independent Spirit Award for Best Film • 2020 — Never Rarely Sometimes Always — Eliza Hittman • 2022 — Aftersun — Charlotte Wells • 2023 — All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt — Raven Jackson • 2024 — Mufasa: The Lion King — Barry Jenkins • 2025 — Sorry, Baby — Eva Victor • Preparation for the Next Life — Bing Liu
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- 1.Oscars Nominations 2017: The Complete List of Nominees. The Hollywood Reporter. January 24, 2017.
- 2.Rothman, Michael. 'Moonlight' wins best picture after 'La La Land' mistakenly announced. ABC News. February 26, 2017.
- 3.O'Falt, Chris. Crafting "Moonlight": How a $1.5 Million Indie Got 8 Oscar Nominations IndieWire. IndieWire.
- 4.Heller, Dave. FSU alumni make history with 8 Oscar nominations for 'Moonlight'. Florida State University. 24 January 2017.
- 5.Keegan, Rebecca. To give birth to 'Moonlight,' writer-director Barry Jenkins dug deep into his past. Los Angeles Times. 21 October 2016.
- 6.Pressberg, Matt. Oscar Nominee Reactions: Meryl Streep Sends GIF, Jeff Bridges Says 'Woo Hoo!'. TheWrap. 24 January 2017.
- 7.Sandberg, Bryn. Starz' 'The Girlfriend Experience' Sets Trio for Season 2. The Hollywood Reporter. 26 January 2017.
- 8.Stephenson, Will. Where's The Next Film, Barry?. The Fader.
- 9.Grady, Pam. With 'Moonlight' and more, Mahershala Ali hits stratosphere. San Francisco Chronicle. 20 October 2016.
- 10.Schoenbrun, Dan. Five Questions with Leave Me Like You Found Me Director Adele Romanski. Filmmaker. 12 March 2012.
- 11.Kohn, Eric. SXSW REVIEW:Adele Romanski's 'Leave Me Like You Found Me' Wisely Studies a Relationship on the Rocks. IndieWire. 13 March 2012.
- 12.The International Jury 2018. 6 February 2018.
- 13.Here are the Winners of the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Film Independent. 2019-02-24.
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