Editor
Andy Sowerby is an editor for fiction, documentary films and commercials.
His previous work includes editing upcoming comedy-drama feature MISPER, assembly editing BBC One drama series MARRIAGE starring Sean Bean and Nicola Walker; editing BBC2 documentary FINDING HOPE, co-editing HELEN DAVID’S 37 SEASONS, a feature documentary about fashion designer Helen David; editing THE SON, a documentary investigating the disappearance of a soldier during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; MONITOR a BFI and BBC funded short, and the multi-award winning short film ROAKE.
Andy has also edited shorts for The Guardian, Bloomberg Media and Nowness.com; and commercial work for brands such as Adidas, Youtube, Vauxhall and Vodafone. His films have played at festivals all over the globe, including London Film Festival and Aesthetica, and on online platforms such as Short of the Week and Omeleto.
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NFTS MA Editing 2022 - 2024 [Distinction]
BFI Network x BAFTA Crew 2021
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If you are interested in working together please get in touch at info@andysowerby.net
Filmmaker
Andy Sowerby is also a filmmaker and visual artist. His work explores subjects such as memory, time and perception and using evocative dynamic abstractions. His films have been screened internationally, including at London Short Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Boston Science Fiction Film Festival and BBC Music Video Festival and featuring on platforms such as Omeleto and Booooooom. He has also produced and performed in live interdisciplinary expanded cinema performances, with particular interest in improvisation. Previous work has include performances at Latitude, White Night and Great Escape Festivals, and at CCA in Glasgow.
Andy was a co-director of ‘Dream Of Life’ from 2016 to 2023, until the company concluded its operations. The project created a safe space for young women facing challenging life circumstances to explore dreams through visual arts.
Awards / Nominations
Knife’s Edge
One World Media Awards 2024 - Winner of Best Student Documentary
Hungry For Freedom
FreedomFilmFest 2024 - Winner for Best Human Rights Short Film
Grierson British Documentary Awards 2024 - Nominated for Best Student Documentary
One World Media Awards 2024 - Nominated for Best Student Documentary
IDA Documentary Awards 2023 - Nominated for Best Student Documentary
Enough
Audience Award - Abstract Showcase - London International Animation Festival 2021, UK
Copper & Nickel
Winner - Best Drama - Florence Film Awards 2022
Winner - Best UK Film - Wimbledon International Short Film Festival 2021
Roake
Roots of Europa International Film Festival 2020, Spain - Winner Best Editing
The Short Film Awards (SOFIES) 2019, USA - Winner Best Editing
The Jump
New Forest Film Festival 2019, UK - Winner Best Music Video
You Are Your Memories
Fresh Future Awards 2019, Online - Winner Carbon Award: Music Video Category
How to be a Villain
Winner - Best Horror Short Berlin Short Film Festival 2016
Winner - Best Director The Bermuda International Film Festival 2016
Winner - Best Short Silver Scream & Comic Festival 2016
PRESS / INTERVIEWS
Variety (First Look) | Misper
KaPow IFF (Interview) | Life In The Faslow Lane
Recursor (Interview) | The Jump
Exit6 Film Festival (Interview) | The Jump
Impact50 | The Jump
Omeleto | The Jump
Altiba-9 (Interview) | The Frozen People
BOOOOOOOM.TV | Life in the Faslow Lane
Little Black Book | Gulliksson Abstract
BBC Music Video Festival | Luma