ABOUT US

Violet Films is a London-based production company founded by Academy Award®️-winning filmmaker Joanna Natasegara. Violet Films’ work finds the political in the personal, tackling global issues with an intimate lens.

Violet has received over 100 award nominations and 64 wins, including one BAFTA, two BIFA (with one win), four Academy (with one win), and five Emmy nominations (with two wins); as well as two Peabody Awards. With over 150 screenings at Telluride, Sundance, Tribeca and more, Violet has an established presence at festivals around the world.

Past productions include the Netflix Originals: Oscar®️-winning THE WHITE HELMETS (2016); BAFTA and Oscar®️-nominated VIRUNGA (2014); the Oscar®️-nominated THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY (2019); BIFA winning EVELYN (2018) for BBC Films and BFI; Emmy-winning THE NIGHTCRAWLERS (2020) for National Geographic; THE HEART OF INVICTUS (2023) docu-series for Netflix in association with Archewell Productions; WE DARE TO DREAM (2023), the second film from Academy Award®️-nominated director Waad al-Kateab and Executive Produced by Angelina Jolie and John Legend; and Disney's Oscar®️-nominated Documentary Short NǍI NAI AND WÀI PÓ (2024).

Violet is now producing a highly anticipated slate of projects, including the scripted adaption of VIRUNGA for Netflix, written by Academy Award®️- winner Barry Jenkins and produced by Joanna Natasegara alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson and Phillip Watson of Appian Way.