Brandt Andersen

Brandt Andersen
Born (1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 (age 47)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)Writer, Director, Producer
Known forThe Strangers' Case, Refugee, Everest, Lone Survivor, Silence, American Made

Brandt Andersen (born September 13, 1977) is an American Activist, Writer, Director, and Producer. Andersen wrote and directed The Strangers' Case. A feature film based on Andersen's short film titled Refugee. The Strangers' Case stars Yasmine Al Massri, Omar Sy, and Jason Beghe. The film was Andersen's feature directorial debut and opened at the Berlin International Film Festival winning the Amnesty International Prize. Andersen's short film Refugee[1] opened at the Cairo International Film Festival and has been screened at film festivals across the globe,[2] by the UNHCR for World Refugee Day,[3] and at Banksy's Walled Off Hotel. The film earned Andersen the award for Best Director and Best Dramatic Short Film at the 2020 French Riviera Film Festival[4] and was short-listed for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short in 2020.[5] As a producer Andersen is known for such films as Everest,[6] Lone Survivor,[7] 2 Guns, Escape Plan, and Broken City. His film The Flowers of War was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2011. Two of Andersen's films have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. First in 2012 with the Stephen Frears film Lay The Favorite, and then in 2015 with the Jared Hess-directed Don Verdean.[8][9][10][11]

Other projects include the Doug Liman film American Made starring Tom Cruise, the Martin Scorsese film Silence, starring Andrew Garfield and Liam Neeson, the Garry Marshall film Mother's Day, starring Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, and Kate Hudson.[12]

  1. ^ "'Refugee' short film depicts Syrian calamity thru intimate saga". arts•meme. 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  2. ^ "Refugee / Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2020(SSFF & ASIA 2020)". www.shortshorts.org. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  3. ^ "Be a Hero for Refugees | USA for UNHCR". give.unrefugees.org. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  4. ^ "Winners 2020 – French Riviera Film Festival". 20 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  5. ^ "From a refugee camp visit to an Oscar-shortlisted film: how one director took his experience to the screen". The National. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  6. ^ "'Everest': Real-Life 'Everest' Author Jon Krakauer Talks Baltasar Kormakur's Film". 28 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Mark Wahlberg's 'Lone Survivor' Faced Skepticism on Financing Side". 24 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Park City, Ut-Jan 28: (L-R) Producer Brandt Andersen, Director Jared Hess and Dave Hunter Attend the "Don Verdean" Premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2015 in Park City, Utah. Stock Photo 281044898 : Shutterstock". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  9. ^ "Lionsgate Acquires Jared Hess' 'Don Verdean' in Return of 'Napoleon Dynamite' Duo – Sundance". 21 January 2015.
  10. ^ "DREAM TEAM Don Verdean: -". Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  11. ^ "Brandt Andersen". A Drink With. 24 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Timothy Olyphant, Shay Mitchell & More Join 'Mother's Day' Pic". 26 August 2015.