Devin Adair is a highly accomplished and multifaceted entrepreneur, filmmaker, and producer, who has made a significant impact in the entertainment industry through her work as the founder of Adair Entertainment.
Most recently, Devin wrote, directed, and produced GRACE, a film that has been garnering attention on the film festival circuit, having won several prestigious awards, including the Best First Time Director award at the London Independent Film Festival and the Audience Favorite Award at the Boston Film Festival. GRACE stars an impressive cast, including Tate Donovan, Katie Cassidy, Debby Ryan, and Matt Lillard.
Prior to GRACE, Devin produced BETTING ON ZERO, a feature documentary that was nominated for a WGA Award and won an Investigative Reporting Special Mention at the Tribeca Film Festival. BETTING ON ZERO is distributed by Gunpowder and Sky and Netflix, and was produced with Glen Zipper, the producer of the Oscar-winning film UNDEFEATED, and directed by Ted Braun, who is known for his work on DARFUR NOW.
Devin's other notable production credit is BREAK POINT, a film that premiered at SXSW and was distributed by Broad Green Pictures. BREAK POINT stars an impressive cast, including JK Simmons, Jeremy Sisto, and Amy Smart.
Before establishing Adair Entertainment, Devin served as the Executive Producer at Boxer Films, Inc., where she was in charge of the company's film and television division.
Prior to her role at Boxer Films, Devin worked as the Creative Director at Footprint Worldwide, where she oversaw the build-out of an action sports channel in mainland China, anchored by ESPN's X Games. Devin produced and directed interactive branded entertainment solutions for major global brands, and oversaw all related original content production in China. She also worked with U.S. brands such as Oakley, Skullcandy, Warner Bros. Records, and Linkin Park.
Devin holds an MFA in film from Columbia University, where her student short film THE WHITE DRESS premiered at several prominent film festivals, including the Seattle International Film Festival, Gotham, and Valencia, and was picked up for distribution by Canal Plus.
In addition to her work in the entertainment industry, Devin is also a published author, having chronicled her experiences as the first female coxswain on the Harvard Heavyweight Crew in the book THE CHALLENGE. An excerpt from the book was published in The New York Times Sunday Magazine. Devin has also been inducted into the Harvard Varsity Club's Hall of Fame.
