Andy Edmunds, Director of the Viriginia Film Office, is a Virginia native and an accomplished musician and songwriter. After studying music at VCU in the mid-80s, Edmunds produced a music video of one of his songs that was broadcast on MTV. This experience introduced him to the film production industry where he ultimately settled in as a location scout until landing a job at the Virginia Film Office in 1997. “I found myself in a non-traditional area of economic development that seemed to be perfectly suited to my experience and interests. Every day I look forward to continuing to give back to the state I know and love through an enthusiastic approach to attracting clients and delivering creative solutions”, says Edmunds. During his time with the Film Office, Andy has worked with the most notable filmmakers of our time including Terrence Malick, Ridley Scott, Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg to name a few.
Andy enjoys a long marriage to Andrea. Their brood of three children, Madison, Emma and Evan, became five in 2012 when they decided to adopt two teenage brothers; Joseph and Jason, from Ghana in West Africa.
More About Andy
Info for film www.filmvirginia.org
Twitter: @thefilmwolf
Insta: @filmwolf
YouTube: Andy Edmunds
Info for my music www.unring2020.com
More music: www.broadjam.com/andyedmunds
Links:
Virginia Film Office
IMDb
Virginia Film Festival
Unring the Bell (music video)
Lincoln (film)
Ethan Hawke (actor)
Ewan McGregor (actor)
The Good Lord Bird (tv mini series)
Association of Film Commissioners International
Donna Gigliotti (producer)
Hidden Figures (film)
Turn (tv series)
Homeland (tv series)
Claire Danes (actress)
Rainn Wilson (actor)
Harrison Ford (actor)
Cold Mountain (film)
Sidney Pollack (director)
Anthony Minghella (producer)
Tootsie (film)
Mulholland Drive (film)
The New World (film)
Terrence Malick (producer)
Jack Fisk (production designer)
Loving (film)
Jeff Nichols (writer)
Joel Edgerton (actor)
Ruth Negga (actress)
The Blair Witch Project (film)
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