Julia Kots

Biography

Julia Kots is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker and a refugee from Ukraine. Her most recent film is a feature documentary, called "No Baby on Board," currently on the film festival circuit. Julia's first narrative feature film, "Inez & Doug & Kira," was awarded the NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre Grant and was released in 2020. Julia has worked as an editor for the past 15 years, including 14 years for Thirteen/WNET/PBS. Julia’s award-winning short films have screened at dozens of festivals worldwide, including Slamdance, Cinequest, Woodstock, Hamptons, Edmonton, and Chicago International. She has received awards and grants such as IFP Audience Choice Award, Coca Cola Refreshing Filmmakers Grant, New Line Cinema Grant, Milos Forman Fund, ASCAP Scoring Grant, AMPAS Foundation Grant, as well as a residency from the MacDowell Colony. She holds an MFA from Columbia Film School and a BA from Yale.

Research

Screenwriting, film directing, film/TV editing.