About Julian Duggan

Based in Melbourne, Victoria Julian works as a freelance Assistant Director and Production Coordinator.

Julian's career in the film and TV industry began at the age of 18 when he was invited to Connecticut, USA, to work as the Directors Assistant to Sundance winning director David Grotell on the feature film A Bad Spell. Julian's relationship with David began during his time at the New York Film Academy whilst attending one of their courses at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).

Since completing his Diploma of Screen at the Queensland School of Film & TV Julian has worked predominantly as an Assistant Director on both local and international feature films and television series, as well as professional short films, tvcs and documentaries.

Recent feature film credits include The Tender Hook, Dying Breed, Where The Wild Things Are, Ghostrider and Boytown. Recent television credits include Whatever Happened To That Guy? (Comedy Channel), The Pacific (HBO), Very Small Business (ABC), Kick (SBSi), Erotic Star (Arena TV), Rock It! (Network Ten) and Stephen King's Nightmares & Dreamscapes (TNT). Short films include the AFC funded Fast Lane and Almost Ready.

Julian's experience is not just limited to film and television. He has also had the opportunity to work with Salmac Productions on both of their theatre productions Chasing Pegasus (a play in ten chords) (staged as part of the 2006 Melbourne Fringe Festival) and P.S. I Love You. It was on these productions that Julian worked alongside lighting director Paul Hawthorne who is known for his work on Moulin Rouge, Picnic At Hanging Rock and Jesus Christ Superstar.

Represented by Freelancers Promotions, Victoria’s premiere film crew booking service with the largest crew list in the state, Julian is also First Aid qualified (Level 2), holds a Police Check Certificate and Working With Children Check and also has several years of military training with the 5/6th Royal Victorian Regiment. This training always proves extremely useful in developing initiative, teamwork and management skills as well as stress management.