Adele Marie Romanski (; born November 10, 1982) is an American independent film producer. She is best known for producing the acclaimed films ''

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'', '' Never Rarely Sometimes Always'', and '' Aftersun''. ''Moonlight'' received eight

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nominations at the

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, winning Best Picture for Romanski, along with Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner.

Personal life

Romanski grew up in Venice, Florida. She graduated from Pine View School in 2001, later graduating from

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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

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, ''

'', including getting him to decide on concepts, scouting locations and recommending Mahershala Ali for the role of Juan. She won the

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for producing the 2016 film ''

''. 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Romanski, Adele American women film producers Golden Globe Award–winning producers University of Florida alumni Living people Producers who won the Best Picture Academy Award 1982 births Film producers from Florida People from Sarasota, Florida People from Venice, Florida 21st-century American women