With a Degree in Film and a Diploma in Television Broadcasting, Katie Tallo graduated top of her class in 1991. She started her career with a bang by forming her own production company and producing, writing and directing more than 35 half-hours of national television in her first five years in business. There was a children's sports series, a women's adventure series, several historical doc-dramas and two television specials. Honoured as Ottawa’s best director in 1996 for her debut short film, Katie went on to win two production competitions (WTN/CIFVF “Healing the Spirit” Documentary Contest and Rogers National “Canada’s Main Street” Call for Proposals).

She was invited to participate in the prestigious Women in the Director’s Chair Workshop at the Banff Centre for the Arts in 1997. After writing and directing her first television movie in 1999 for Chum Television, Katie directed a series of dramatic shorts for Space: The Imagination Station and then went on to write and direct a sci-fi musical series for The Comedy Network.

In 2002, she got the chance to write, direct and edit her first feature film, Posers. On the heels of that film, Katie co-created, co-produced, voice directed and co-wrote the animated series, Just Jamie, for YTV. In the past seven years, Katie has won support from The Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, OMDC's Calling Card, CTV's Banff Fellowship and Telefilm Canada. She is currently a partner in Bossy Pictures and lives in Ottawa with her husband and daughter.