- Born
- Birth nameJulie Ann Ruffell
- Nickname
- Jules
- Born in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, Julie Ruffell spent nearly every weekend of her early childhood at the drop zone, telling skydivers how to land, dodging cow pies and stealing sugar cubes. During the long days, Julie's favourite pastime was running across, around and under the rows upon rows of long tables, creating new worlds to play and have adventures in.
When not living her adventures, Julie drew them, and once she learned to read and write, there was no world or adventure she couldn't experience.
Writing was always a love of Julie's, but since the age of fourteen, it has been her passion. Completing her first novella by the age of fifteen, Julie also began to write and illustrate picture books for her young cousins.
Most of her time in high school was spent in the theatre, both onstage and off. She began to direct, while continuing to develop her writing. Though Julie still loves the theatre, her preferred storytelling platform is film and television.
In 2006 Julie joined her first film crew on the independent feature "Awakenings," where she served as the script editor, helped with set design, worked as a production assistant and also provided the voice of the sentient weapon. In addition, when the film went through a complete re-write, Julie took over as the writer.
Completely addicted to the film making process and using it to tell stories and reach people, Julie filmed her own piece that year, "Express IT!" and founded her own production company in 2007. Under her company she wrote, directed and produced two more shorts before tackling "Seconds," which deals with the taboo subject of self injury.
Julie is a storyteller, dedicated to entertaining people, while also providing them with insights into worlds and views they might otherwise not know.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Julie Ruffell
- Is an accomplished website designer. She has created websites for various friends in the film industry.
- Julie is the 2nd of three children, with an older brother and younger sister.
- Is an avid photographer and was the photographer on the set of "Seconds".
- Julie is passionate about the conservation of wildlife. She has been a monthly sponsor of the Mountain View Conservation and Breeding Centre Society since 2006. She sponsors the Cape Hunting Dogs (AKA: African Wild Dog or Painted Dog).
- Edited the theatrical reels of actresses Adrienne Wilkinson and Natasha Sims.
- I write because I want to challenge people who see my movies or read my novels to re-think how they see the world. I don't need to change your opinion, but I at least want to make you stop and think about it.
- You can only learn if you listen. You can only understand if you do not judge.
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