JULIE COSTANZO

VP OF DEVELOPMENT

Julie Costanzo is a producer of film, television, documentaries, commercials, and digital content. She began producing commercials in 1992, and in 1996, produced the Showtime film, Farmer & Chase, written and directed by Michael Seitzman, starring Lara Flynn Boyle and Todd Field.

Julie joined American Zoetrope as Producer of Special Projects in 1997, producing projects written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Projects included David Copperfield’s Broadway debut Dreams & Nightmares, and a live performance of Abel Gance’s historic Napoleon.

In 1998, Julie became Vice President of Development and Production at Zoetrope, and in 2001, produced The Virgin Suicides, written and directed by Sofia Coppola.
Returning to independent producing in 2004, Julie spent a year abroad producing the PBS documentary series Adventure Divas, while developing the New York Times best seller The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing.

In 2006, in addition to producing and developing features and documentaries, Julie returned to her commercial roots, producing global television campaigns and content for Apple, LinkedIn, Symantec, Airbnb and Salesforce, while producing short film series for Hitachi and PUMA International. Of particular notoriety, Julie produced performer, philanthropist and technology wizard Wil.i.am’s international Ultrabook Tour for Intel, as well as, digital and interactive projects for HTC Global, AKQA and Razorfish.

Julie produced the Lines Ballet Arthaus Musik series, originated in Berlin, and distributed throughout Europe, along with producing Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s film Miss Representation, honored at the Sundance Film Festival and distributed by Own, and recently created and produced Constellation Brand web series Summer Sundays, while in development on a number of documentaries.