Portfolio Promotes Animation Head to Production Role

TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment has upped Julie Stall, the head of animation, to the post of VP of production, where she will oversee the growing slate of children’s, lifestyle and factual content.

The newly created role will also include responsibility for expanding Portfolio’s relationship with producers around the world. Stall will work with Portfolio’s co-founders and co-CEOs, Joy Rosen and Lisa Olfman, on the company’s strategic growth.

“Julie is an outstanding executive who has a keen understanding of all facets of production and a natural talent for nurturing projects to their fullest creative potential,” said Olfman. “Julie’s promotion is an important step as we increase our international co-productions and expand our role as executive producers of factual/lifestyle content for international distribution.”

Stall commented, “It has been an absolute pleasure working with Lisa and Joy for the past ten years as we’ve shared creative synergies and a passion for original, quality programming. I am excited with being charged with this new mandate and look forward to further expanding Portfolio’s production relationships both at home and around the world.”