Hi there! I’m Julia Bobkoff, a writer and storyteller who weaves together film, literature, and music. I create original and adapted scripts for film and television, develop ancillary pitch materials, and lead a boutique publishing line with film potential. I’m passionate about collaborative storytelling that can cross media into books, films, and other platforms. Beyond writing, I perform as a professional violinist, recording artist, and collaborate across film, theatre, and education to bring creative projects to life. I thrive in multi-disciplinary teams and love helping others refine their voices and visions.

Julia Bobkoff

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Hi there! I’m Julia Bobkoff, a writer and storyteller who weaves together film, literature, and music. I create original and adapted scripts for film and television, develop ancillary pitch materials, and lead a boutique publishing line with film potential. I’m passionate about collaborative storytelling that can cross media into books, films, and other platforms. Beyond writing, I perform as a professional violinist, recording artist, and collaborate across film, theatre, and education to bring creative projects to life. I thrive in multi-disciplinary teams and love helping others refine their voices and visions.

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Hi there! I’m Julia Bobkoff, a writer and storyteller who weaves together film, literature, and music. I create original and adapted scripts for film and television, develop ancillary pitch materials, and lead a boutique publishing line with film potential. I’m passionate about collaborative storytelling that can cross media into books, films, and other platforms.

Beyond writing, I perform as a professional violinist, recording artist, and collaborate across film, theatre, and education to bring creative projects to life. I thrive in multi-disciplinary teams and love helping others refine their voices and visions.

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Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

WRITER at Independent projects (Film/TV)
January 1, 1995 - Present
Completed numerous original and adapted scripts for film and television, with other projects in development. Employing novelization techniques to create novel versions of scripts to enhance production viability. Skilled at generating ancillary book and film pitch materials: one-sheets, proposals, treatments, trailers, pitch decks, etc. Published articles in Rye Magazine and on The Good Men Project.
Editor-in-Chief and Co-founder at Christmas Lake Press
January 1, 2021 - Present
Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Christmas Lake Press, a growing boutique hybrid publishing company specializing in books with film potential and releasing 6 to 8 titles per year.
Producer at Independent film projects
January 1, 2020 - Present
Producer of independent film projects with budgets from $50K to $10M. Worked with Fight Club producer Ross Grayson Bell.
Talent Manager at Self-employed / Agency
January 1, 2022 - Present
Representing up-and-coming writers and musicians.
MUSICIAN at Freelance / Various productions
January 1, 1998 - Present
Featured violin soloist for numerous film soundtracks, including “Take My Hair” and Emmy-nominated, multi-award-winning Holocaust film “Lives Etched in Glass.” Also performed at Comfort My People events; Kristallnacht commemorations; Marblehead Little Theatre productions; Theatre of Light productions; High Holidays services at Congregation Shirat Hayam, Swampscott, MA.
MUSIC INSTRUCTOR at Various institutions
January 1, 1996 - Present
Provided private Suzuki-method violin instruction for students ranging from age five to adult. Taught strings in Harborlight Montessori School, Beverly, MA; Marblehead Community Charter Public School, Marblehead, MA; The Village School, Marblehead, MA.

Education

Graduate Film Directing Program at New York University
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1995
Take Five Scholarship Year at Eastman School of Music
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1994
B.A. in English (High Distinction) at University of Rochester
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1992

Qualifications

Jeff Arch (Writer of Sleepless in Seattle) Screenwriting Fellowship
January 1, 2020 - December 18, 2025
Inkshares Publishing Prize
January 11, 2030 - December 18, 2025
American BookFest Finalist Best Cover Design
January 11, 2030 - December 18, 2025
Academy of American Poets Prize
January 11, 2030 - December 18, 2025
The Meredith Goodman Bernstein Poetry Prize
January 11, 2030 - December 18, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other