Julie Byrne

Julie Byrne has been working as an independent filmmaker and in a variety of onset and production based roles in the SA film & television industry for 20 years.
In 1999 Julie wrote, produced and directed the multi-award winning short drama The Sweeper (best director, film &/or actress in several national festivals). It screened internationally, including at the Palm Springs Intl Short Film Festival. In 2003 she co-produced the highly original short film Carcass and also a half hour documentary Parachilna: 5037 for the SBSi series Australia by Numbers. 

Julie simultaneously developed a strong career in the industry as an assistant director and production co-ordinator of many feature films (incl. The Quiet Room, Travelling Light, Sample People, Heaven's Burning) and then most notably as production manager, including on films as Paul Cox's Innocence and Human Touch and in recent years on the long running popular television series McLeod's Daughters.  In 2008 she was Line Producer on the Australian period feature drama Lucky Country.

Julie recently created a producing partnership, Velvet Orange, with the writer, director & producer Vicki Sugars and they are currently developing a broad range of projects.  Velvet Orange is also under the umbrella of the newly formed alliance of SA film producers, Cinergy Group. Julie is currently serving on the council of the South Australian Screen Industry Council (SASIC).