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Andi Reiss

Director, Editor, Writer, Producer, Camera Operator

Male
Great Britain , London

Visits in the last week

21

Total of visits

5452

Current Work Details

What I do

Producer/Director (writer/cam op and editor)

Company

Yellow Productions

Website

www.andireiss.com

Blog Feed

andireiss.wordpress.com/

Where I work

I run my own company or organisation

Technical Skills

Producing, Financial Structuring, Line Production, Directing, DV Self Shooting/Directing, Camera, Editing (FCP/Avid), After Effects and Motion Graphics, Graphic Design, DVD Creation, Guest Lecturing in Film and Media.

Resources / Expertise

Full Production

Availability

Paid Work Only

Training

1998-1999

National Film and Television School,
TV Production

Shooters Q&A

Films I wish I had made

Nazarin, Mullholland Drive,My Name is Joe, Brazil,Erin Brokovich,The Player, Heavenly Creatures, The Killing Fields - an eclectric collection,but films with extraordinary performances at the core of each of them.

I cried watching

the bad takes on Cargo, my first feature.

I left the cinema during

Never have

Directors I love

Bunuel, Lynch, Gilliam, Loach, Soderburgh

Actors I admire

John Hurt,Tim Robbins,Peter Mullen, Angelina Jolie, Rachel Weiz,Daniela Nardini, to name but a few.

My desert island discs

Audrey's Song from Lynch's Twin Peaks

Books I have given my friends

The Dice Man

My death row meal

Cyanide

The best thing I own

Freedom of choice.

More about me

Born at an early age with a love for documentary and factual film and video which is often controversial and sensitive in subject matter, Andi is an award winning producer and director working in film and television. His films are often intimate portraits of people from different parts of the world who are survivors; caught up in political and/or personal conflict struggling to make sense of the world we live in. Beginning as a producer/photographer in advertising at the age of 21, he travelled extensively making films for charities before producing four broadcast documentaries, two feature films and numerous shorts. In 2004 his feature film ‘Cargo’ premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and he subsequently wrote six feature films for a development slate. He went on to focus on documentaries and docu-drama, whilst serving on the committee of the Directors Guild of Great Britain and the European Documentary Network. He spent much of 2011 making ‘Positively False – Birth of a Heresy’ with RTS award winning journalist Joan Shenton. This ground breaking film about HIV was nominated for best feature documentary at the Lucerne IFF. In 2010 he travelled to Uganda to make a documentary for the charity Grace Children’s Village, highlighting the plight of impoverished kids in Kabale and new ways of community self sustainment. Aswell as his documentary work, he produces, directs and edits music videos, commercials, charity and corporate videos. He has numerous broadcast credits. He is well versed in difficult access, self shooting, directing crews and presenters and experienced in budgeting, line production, fcp/avid editing, sales, acquisition and distribution. Email: info@andireiss.com Email: info@yellowentertainment.co.uk UK Cell: +44 0 777 571 3363 Skype: andireiss “Andi Reiss is one of the most interesting documentary filmmakers around; controversial, cutting edge and inquisitive; watch this space!” James Christopher “ The Times. “Positively False is a documentary that could change our perceptions of HIV and indeed medical history forever.” Lucerne IFF 2011 (nominated for best feature documentary). “His film is ernest, accurate and ultimately necessary.” Roman Polanski, director, Taormina IFF 2005. “One of the best producer/directors I’ve never worked with!” Antonio Banderas, actor, Taormina IFF 2005.

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Joined

23/05/02

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My Work & Credits

  • Film default

    SPECIAL DELIVERY

    Format
    DVCam/Mini-DV
    Production company
    Yellow Productions Ltd
    Category
    Documentary
  • Film default

    Cargo

    Format
    DVCam/Mini-DV
    Production company
    Yellow Productions Ltd
    Category
    Feature
  • play

    Waiting For Godot (Film School Project, Jason and Leila's Cut)

    My role: Director

    Format
    DVCam/Mini-DV
    Category
    Short
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    Amazing Grace

    My role: Director

    Format
    HD
    Production company
    Yellow Productions Ltd
    Category
    Documentary
  • The Obit Woman

    My roles: Director, Co-writer

    Format
    DVCam/Mini-DV
    Production company
    Yellow Productions
    Category
    Short
  • Homecoming

    My role: Director

    Format
    DVCam/Mini-DV
    Production company
    Yellow Productions
    Category
    Documentary
  • Film default

    Positively False - Birth of a Heresy

    My role: Director

    Format
    HD
    Production company
    Meditel Productions/IRF/Yellow
    Category
    Documentary