About

Violet Pictures is a production and distribution company founded by Jan Dunn and James Collie. In 2022 they produced the award-winning short documentary Private View (Melbourne Queer Film Festival, BFI Flare). Other credits include Beyond Biba: A Portrait of Barbara Hulanicki and the narrative feature Gypo which won a BIFA for best achievement in production. They are core partner of the Ramsgate Community Cinema and Folkestone Documentary Festival supported by the BFI, Folkestone Town Council and Creative Folkestone. They have released award-winning films in UK cinemas and on demand, including Hoop Dreams, The Silence of Others and Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project.