Jule Gilfillan is a writer and producer for OPB's science and environment series “Oregon Field Guide.” Since coming to OPB in 2010, she has received many honors, including Society of Professional Journalists awards, more than a dozen Northwest Emmys and a Gracie from the Alliance for Women in Media.

Jule became absorbed in the world of contemporary Chinese cinema while studying Mandarin as an undergraduate in Taiwan. She pursued her interest in filmmaking at the University of Southern California, where she earned a master of fine arts in cinema-television production. She went on to write, direct and produce films and television in Los Angeles and Beijing, including the first U.S.-China co-production, the feature film “Restless.” Her narrative and documentary films have won several national awards and screened at major festivals, including Venice, Telluride and New York.

Jule was born and raised in Oregon. She enjoys learning languages (Mandarin, French, Spanish) and is an enthusiastic music lover, hiker and skier.