Julie Lofton
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Julie Lofton is an American, New Media Social Entrepreneur.
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| Born | Julie Friedman May 15, 1977  Chicago, Illinois |
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[edit] Biography
Originally from Chicago, Julie became very involved in the entertainment industry from a young age performing with Ben Vereen, Steppenwolf Theatre, Northwestern University Cherubs, and Marlee Matlin’s Deaf Theatre Troup to name a few. Julie traded being in front of the camera for writing, producing and directing comedy, drama, and reality shows at NBC, Buena Vista, PBS, Animal Planet, and USA Networks. Julie has also had films shown as part of the official selection at the Chicago Film Festival.
Julie ran her own production company and non-profit organization simultaneously, winning awards for producing and directing, including her acclaimed internationally-distributed television program Best Friend Forgotten (Hosted by David Duchovny), which dealt with the problems of Pet Overpopulation.
Ms. Lofton is a regular panelist at film festivals, markets, and congresses, [1]; she created a film grant program[2], and is a consultant for filmmakers, broadcasters, and philanthropists[3].
In her capacity as a serial Old and New Media Social Entrepreneur Julie is:
- Co-Owner of Hot Potato Inc.
- Writer/Producer/Director, Genesis Award-winning Documentary Best Friend Forgotten, hosted by David Duchovny
- Creator of (ACE) Animal Content in Entertainment, the Film & TV division for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
- Contributor to ISO/IEC JTC1 SC29 WG11 on developing requirements documents and working drafts.
[edit] Awards
- Genesis Award winner, Best Documentary, Best Friend Forgotten
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[edit] External links
- New Media in a Factual World
- Julie Lofton at the Internet Movie Database
- Best Friend Forgotten at the Internet Movie Database
- Daily Variety Careers
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[edit] Personal
Her father is Chicago Real Estate developer Albert Friedman, of Friedman Properties LLC
