Julie Greene is an Executive Producer and Creative Director and has been working in the television and film industry for over 25 years. After completing a Bachelor of Communications in 1993, Julie has worked consistently and successfully in the television and theatrical industry on several award-winning programs and shows. Julie is of diverse immigrant heritage and brings a unique cultural perspective to her work in the representation of women and diversity.
Her career background combines experience in a number of television genres including lifestyle, reality, documentary and children. Julie has also produced and presented her own television series focusing on parenting on the Lifestyle Channel.
After the birth of her son Jaya in 2000, Julie’s focus and passion was in children’s television and content. She worked as a Producer with Disney Channel Australia/New Zealand before being invited to produce and then executive produce the internationally acclaimed children’s series, Hi-5.
Julie was with Hi-5 for 14 years and for 7 of those the Hi-5 television series was nominated for 7 Logie Awards over 7 consecutive years for Most Outstanding Children’s Program. This is a television industry award of the highest ranking. Hi-5 has been nominated twice for Emmy Awards, and it has had 3 successive Asia TV Awards nominations winning in 2015.
Since then, Julie has completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Creative Business and shifted focus to produce feature films, executive producing australian indie feature Unravelling shot in Byron Bay in 2021. It premiered at Cinefest Oz in 2022 and is currently doing the film festival circuit.
In 2021 Julie also took up a position at the prestigious Australian Film, Television & Radio School (AFTRS), ranking in the top 15 in the world. She holds the position of Discipline Lead in Producing in the Master of Arts Screen course. She is also an esteemed Juror for Children’s Television internationally on both the Asia TV Awards and the International Emmys.