Adele Romanski

Adele Marie Romanski (/əˈdeɪlə roʊˈmænskiː/; 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,^[1] winning Best Picture for Romanski, along with Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner.^[2][3]

Adele Romanski
Romanski at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival
Born	Adele Marie Romanski (1982-11-10) November 10, 1982 (age 42) Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	Florida State University (BFA)
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	2006–present

Personal life

Romanski grew up in Venice, Florida. She graduated from Pine View School in 2001, later graduating from Florida State University in 2004.^[4] She attended FSU with director Barry Jenkins.^[5]

She was married to Academy Award nominated cinematographer James Laxton, who has worked on several of the films she produced.^[6]

Career

In January 2017 it was announced Romanski would be an executive producer on season 2 of The Girlfriend Experience.^[7] 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.^[8][9] 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.^[10][11]

In February 2018, she was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.^[12]

Filmography

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[13]
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

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

References

1. "Oscars Nominations 2017: The Complete List of Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
2. Rothman, Michael (February 26, 2017). "'Moonlight' wins best picture after 'La La Land' mistakenly announced". ABC News. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
3. O'Falt, Chris. "Crafting "Moonlight": How a $1.5 Million Indie Got 8 Oscar Nominations | IndieWire". IndieWire. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
4. Heller, Dave (24 January 2017). "FSU alumni make history with 8 Oscar nominations for 'Moonlight'". Florida State University. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
5. Keegan, Rebecca (21 October 2016). "To give birth to 'Moonlight,' writer-director Barry Jenkins dug deep into his past". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
6. Pressberg, Matt (24 January 2017). "Oscar Nominee Reactions: Meryl Streep Sends GIF, Jeff Bridges Says 'Woo Hoo!'". TheWrap. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
7. Sandberg, Bryn (26 January 2017). "Starz' 'The Girlfriend Experience' Sets Trio for Season 2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
8. Stephenson, Will. "Where's The Next Film, Barry?". The Fader. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
9. Grady, Pam (20 October 2016). "With 'Moonlight' and more, Mahershala Ali hits stratosphere". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
10. Schoenbrun, Dan (12 March 2012). "Five Questions with Leave Me Like You Found Me Director Adele Romanski". Filmmaker. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
11. Kohn, Eric (13 March 2012). "SXSW REVIEW:Adele Romanski's 'Leave Me Like You Found Me' Wisely Studies a Relationship on the Rocks". IndieWire. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
12. "The International Jury 2018". 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
13. "Here are the Winners of the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards". Film Independent. 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2019-02-24.

External links

• Adele Romanski at IMDb