Andrew Patterson (Director)

Andrew Patterson is an American commercial producer and film director .

Life

Andrew Patterson is from Oklahoma and began working as a freelance producer of video films and commercials after graduating from high school. Over the years Patterson had bought all of the equipment needed to make a movie for his job, including equipment difficult to access in Oklahoma. His production company GED Media in Edmond owned a Movi-Gimbal .

After Patterson and his team had gone through various ideas about what you could do with the Movi-Gimbal and the proposal came up to make a UFO film that is set in the 1950s, he realized with Die Weite der Nacht ( The Vast of Night ) made his feature film debut. In doing so, he incorporated his experience from commercial film productions, for example with regard to the lighting, which was of particular importance for the film. The film was fully funded by him, including screenings at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival , and received very positive reviews from critics, especially considering that Patterson had no film training.

Awards

Edinburgh International Film Festival

2019: Nomination in the category Best International Feature Film ( Die Weite der Nacht )

Hamptons International Film Festival

2019: Nomination for the Golden Starfish Award - Narrative Feature (Die Weite der Nacht)

Slamdance Film Festival

2019: Awarded the Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature (Die Weite der Nacht)
2019: Nomination for the Grand Jury Prize - Best Narrative Feature (Die Weite der Nacht)

The Overlook Film Festival

2019: Award for best film with the Jury Award (Die Weite der Nacht)

Toronto International Film Festival

2019 : Nomination for the People's Choice Award - Midnight Madness (Die Weite der Nacht)

Web links

Andrew Patterson in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

^ Richard Whittaker: Fantastic Fest Interview: Gazing Into The Vast of Night. In: austinchronicle.com, September 24, 2019.
↑ ^a ^b Heather Wixson: Fantastic Fest 2019 Interview: Director Andrew Patterson Takes Us into 'The Vast of Night'. In: dailydead.com, January 10, 2019.
^ GED Media: About. In: gedmedia.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
↑ ^a ^b Andrew Patterson. In: filmmakermagazine.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ ^A ^b Oakley Anderson-Moore: Why Andrew Patterson Puts Style Over Social Media: 'The World Will Tell You If Your Film is Good'. In: nofilmschool.com, January 31, 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Patterson, Andrew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American commercial producer and film director
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century

[1] Richard Whittaker: Fantastic Fest Interview: Gazing Into The Vast of Night. In: austinchronicle.com, September 24, 2019.

[dailydead.comWixson-2] Heather Wixson: Fantastic Fest 2019 Interview: Director Andrew Patterson Takes Us into 'The Vast of Night'. In: dailydead.com, January 10, 2019.

[3] GED Media: About. In: gedmedia.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.

[filmmakermagazine.com-4] Andrew Patterson. In: filmmakermagazine.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.

[nofilmschool.comAnderson-Moore-5] A ^b Oakley Anderson-Moore: Why Andrew Patterson Puts Style Over Social Media: 'The World Will Tell You If Your Film is Good'. In: nofilmschool.com, January 31, 2019.