Jordan Yale Levine (born January 7, 1985) is an American film producer and founding partner of Yale Productions. He has worked as a producer on a number of films, including King Cobra by director Justin Kelly, and After Everything by directors Hannah Marks and Joey Power.[1]

Early life

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Levine was born in Long Island. He attended G.W. Hewlett High School in Hewlett, New York before graduating in 2003.[1]

Career

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He produced his first movie at 19 years old before founding his own company, Yale Productions, in 2012.[2] Between producing, financing, and distribution, Levine has been involved in the production of over 30 films and was named as one of Variety's 10 Producers to Watch in 2016.[3]

Levine recently secured an investment for Yale Productions in 2019 from The Forest Road Company.[4]

While production companies have taken a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, Yale Productions was able to push forward with its release of Becky. The film made $205,797 from 45 theaters in its opening weekend, finishing second among reported films.[5] It made $192,138 from 50 theaters in its second weekend, becoming the first film to officially top The Wretched at the box office.[6][7]

Festivals

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Levine has produced many films that have premiered at various festivals. He made his debut at Tribeca Film Festival in 2016 with King Cobra[8] and was set to return to Tribeca Film Festival in 2020 for the premiere of Becky but the festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[9][10] Another recently produced film, I Used to Go Here was to premiere at the SXSW in 2020 but that was also shut down due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[11][12]

Owing to his experience at film festivals, Levine was interviewed by the Hollywood Reporter to give the inside scoop on the American Film Market in 2017.[13]

Filmography

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He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

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Year Film Credit
2006 Paid Executive producer
2007 Life Goes On Executive producer
The Final Curtain Executive producer
Tooth and Nail Executive producer
2008 Death's Door Executive producer
2009 Blood Ties Executive producer
2010 The Penitent Man Co-executive producer
The Land of the Astronauts
Wreckage Executive producer
2011 Mangus! Co-executive producer
2012 Petunia Line producer
Cut/Print Executive producer
After the Dawn Executive producer
2013 He's Way More Famous Than You Co-executive producer
2015 Addiction: A 60's Love Story
Isolation Executive producer
My First Miracle
2016 Jack Goes Home
Element Executive producer
King Cobra
Love on the Run
Loserville Executive producer
Welcome to Willits
2017 Altitude Executive producer
Class Rank Executive producer
Ten
2018 After Everything
Welcome the Stranger
The Escape of Prisoner 614
The Pretenders
2019 Crypto
Already Gone
Burn
2020 Hooking Up
Becky
I Used to Go Here
Chick Fight
2021 Stowaway Executive producer
Separation
Rogue Hostage
The Survivalist
Castle Falls Executive producer
2022 Gasoline Alley Executive producer
Panama
As They Made Us
White Elephant Executive producer
Alone Together
2024 The Clean Up Crew
TBA Bailey & Darla
Ballad of a Hustler Executive producer
Bandit
Banshee
Confession
Deadlock Executive producer
High Heat
Michigan
Midnight
Paradise City Executive producer
Rare Objects
The Kill Room
As an actor
Year Film Role
2010 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams K-Jay
The Land of the Astronauts Colin
Wreckage Jimmy
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role
2013 Apparitional Producer's representative
2014 Such Good People Producers representative

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jordan Yale Levine". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  2. ^ "Yale Productions Partners on Why AFM Matters and the Fate of James Franco's 'The Pretenders'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  3. ^ "10 Producers to Watch 2016". Variety. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  4. ^ "Forest Road Invests in Indie Film Producer Yale Productions (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  5. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2020-06-09). "'Trolls World Tour' Continues To Lead Domestic Box Office In 9th Weekend, Crosses $3M". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2020-06-15). "'Invisible Man' Reclaims No. 1 In Weekend 16 As Universal Owns Bulk Of Top 10 Despite 'King Of Staten Island' Sitting Out". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  7. ^ "The Numbers - Weekend Box Office Chart for June 12, 2020". The Numbers. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  8. ^ "King Cobra | 2016 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  9. ^ "Becky | 2020 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca. Archived from the original on 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  10. ^ "Tribeca Film Festival to debut some online programming after coronavirus postponement". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  11. ^ "I Used to Go Here". SXSW. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  12. ^ "City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events". SXSW. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  13. ^ "AFM According to ... Producer Jordan Yale Levine: Avoid the Hotel's "Mosh Pit" Lobby". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
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