Jeff Deverett is a Canadian film producer and

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known for producing '' Full Out'' (2015), ''

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'' (2017) and '' The Samuel Project'' (2018).

Life and career

Deverett and his twin brother Larry were born in

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. He graduated with a Finance Degree from

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, a Law Degree from

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and became a film professor at

. In 2017, Deverett launched the San Diego Regional Film Commission to help boost the filmmaking reputation in

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. By 2022, he produced three films distributed by

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Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Deverett, Jeff Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Film producers from Toronto Film producers from California Businesspeople from San Diego Osgoode Hall Law School alumni University of Toronto alumni 21st-century Canadian businesspeople