Filmmaker, Producer, Executive
Julie Eckersley
Julie’s career in the film and television industry spans 20 years to date. She had Produced, or Executive Produced over 70 hours of television. She started her career as an actress touring nationally and internationally, with a speciality in Shakespeare. She then joined Rebel Wilson on her early comedy series, The Wedge as a writer and performer and spent 2 years working with Shaun Micallef on Newstopia.
She joined Matchbox Pictures (NBCU) in 2011, producing award winning content that has sold around the world including Glitch Seasons 2 & 3, Maximum Choppage, Oddlands, Anatomy 3, The Turning, The Family Law Seasons 1, 2 & 3.
In 2021 she joined SBS team as Head of Scripted. She successfully built and implemented a strategy to re-invogorate SBS drama. Her commissions include: Safe Home, While the Men Were Away, Erotic Stories, Swift St and Four Years Later. In 2023 she was awarded Commissioner of the Year.
Julie holds her Masters in Communications specialising in cross platform content and recently completed training at Oxford University in Executive Leadership. She has built a career as a specialist in creating world class content and pioneering the next wave of creativity. She is passionate about creative excellence, strategic vision and inspiring leadership that empowers others to flourish.