A twenty-year veteran of the film industry, Mar Andersons is a member of the Directors Guild of Canada, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Arts, and the Union of BC Performers. He has worked for some of the largest film studios in the world in distribution and marketing, including Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, Universal, Alliance, and New Line Cinema.
As a working actor, Andersons refined his on-camera talents studying with some of the industries finest, including Jeff Goldblum, John Ritter, and Malcolm McDowell. He has appeared in over forty feature films, television movies, and series, including “The X – Files”, “Little Women”, “Cats & Dogs”, “Stargate”, Amazon’s “Loudermilk”, “Get Shorty”, and MARVEL’s “Avengers Academy”. He just finished shooting the highly anticipated Netflix comic book tentpole series “Grendel”, “Firefly Lane” also for Netflix, and a lead role in Lifetime’s “Let’s Get Physical” starring Jenna Dewan.
As a producer, Andersons’ first film was the short “Three Rings” in 1995. He then co-produced “The Love Charm”, for which the BC Motion Picture Association awarded him a Leo Award in the Best Picture category, next producing the feature film “Barbecue … a love story”, which had tremendous success at over a dozen film festivals worldwide.
In the year 2000, Andersons became Executive Vice President of the film finance company After the Edge Films. With ATE, he co-produced Warner Brothers & Lions Gate Films’ “Sol Goode”, starring Jamie Kennedy, Balthazar Getty, Jared Leto, Robert Wagner, Carmen Electra, and Tori Spelling.
Andersons currently advises institutional and private equity groups, both foreign and domestic, on various film projects and opportunities. He continues writing, producing, and directing various award-winning music videos, television and radio commercials, and branded content for companies like EA and Red Bull.
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