Bio
Director and writer Julianne Donelle is based in Los Angeles. Her dramatic thriller short film, Just A Drill, was recently selected for Short of the Week. It won Best Drama at Female Voices Rock in New York, and Best Scripted Short at Flicks 4 Change. Julianne has received Best Director awards at the Female Filmmakers Fuse Festival, and at the Global Impact Festival in Washington D.C.
With a prominent theatre background and a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre, she has directed theatrical productions in Los Angeles with Ovation award-winning Coeurage Theatre Company including Assassins, Cannibal! The Musical, and Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight.
Most recently, Julianne has directed short film, Split Second, starring Jessica Parker Kennedy, and the darkly comedic experimental short, The Merry Man. She is currently writing and developing feature horror films.
Photo by Greg Cohen
Awards
Best Director - Global Impact Film Festival - Just A Drill
Best Director - Female Filmmakers Fuse - Just A Drill
Best Drama - Female Voices Rock - Just A Drill
Best Scripted Short - Flicks 4 Change - Just A Drill
Discovery Award Nominee - Raindance - No Pillowfights