Julia Pistor

Background

About Julia Pistor

I have 20 + years of leadership experience in family entertainment as both a content Producer and Senior Executive with proven success across disciples and formats and a background that spans feature film, TV, streaming, branded content and consumer products. A creative driven, nimble and motivating leader, I combine management ability with creative expertise to identify, develop and produce compelling stories and IP, shape and execute strategy, build teams and foster collaborative partnerships. I run my own production and consulting company and am currently developing and producing feature films for Netflix Animation Studios; I am delighted to have produced THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT feature film with an all star team and cast including Mandy Patinkin, Noah Jupe, Brian Tyree Henry and Benedict Wong - launching #1 on Netflix Family. Previous experience includes 12 years building and running Nickelodeon Movies, the award-winning Nick branded feature film division within Viacom and Paramount. In charge of all strategic, creative and operational aspects of the division, I produced and / or launched over 15 animated and live action motion pictures including THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE, NACHO LIBRE, Oscar nominated JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS (launching TV franchise), LEMONY SNICKET'S SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, CHARLOTTE'S WEB, THE RUGRAT MOVIES franchise and GOOD BURGER. After leaving Nick, I was recruited to help revitalize BARBIE, playing a key role in transforming the $1.5B+ brand into a contemporary and relevant storytelling platform. As part of the brand's thought leadership, I gave Barbie an empowered and authentic voice, developing and executing a refreshed 360 content strategy across multiple demographics including setting Barbie up as a live action feature film, creating / writing her as the first-ever animated YouTube influencer (driving over 10MM subscribers), and pivoting the DVD business model to a slate of DTC movies and original series for Netflix and Nickelodeon - all of which helped fuel the brand's resurgence. I am a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, The Producers Guild of America, Women in Animation and The Television Academy.