Editor
Andy Sowerby is an editor for fiction, documentary films and commercials.
Previous work includes upcoming comedy-drama feature MISPER, assembly editing BBC One drama series MARRIAGE, BAFTA Cymru nominated BBC2 documentary FINDING HOPE, feature documentary HELEN DAVID’S 37 SEASONS, BFI and BBC funded short MONITOR, and the multi-award winning short 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 BFI London Film Festival and Aesthetica, and on online platforms such as Short of the Week and Omeleto.
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Filmmaker
Andy Sowerby is also a filmmaker and visual artist. His films have been screened internationally, including at London Short Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Boston Sci-Fi FilmFestival and BBC Music Video Festival and on Omeleto and Booooooom.com. He has also performed live audio visual performances. Previous work has included 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
FINDING HOPE
Nominated - Breakthrough Cymru Award - BAFTA Cymru 2025
MOTHER GOOSE
Winner - Best Short Film - Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025
ALT JAY
Nominee - Best Documentary - Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025
Nominee - Best Documentary - Amplify x New Voice Awards 2025
Helen David’s 37 Seasons
Winner - Best Documentary - Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival 2024
Knife’s Edge
Winner - Best Student Documentary - One World Media Awards 2024
Hungry For Freedom
Winner - Best Human Rights Short Film - FreedomFilmFest 2024
Nominated - Best Student Documentary - Grierson British Documentary Awards 2024
Nominated - Best Student Documentary - One World Media Awards 2024
Nominated - Best Student Documentary - IDA Documentary Awards 2023
Enough
Winner Audience Award - Abstract Showcase - London International Animation Festival 2021
Copper & Nickel
Winner - Best Drama - Florence Film Awards 2022
Winner - Best UK Film - Wimbledon International Short Film Festival 2021
Roake
Winner - Best Editing - Roots of Europa International Film Festival 2020
Winner - Best Editing - The Short Film Awards (SOFIES) 2019
Winner - Best Thriller - London Independent Film Awards - November 2018
Winner - Award Of Excellence - One Reeler Film Festival - Los Angeles - February 2019
You Are Your Memories
Winner - Best Music Video - Fresh Future Awards 2019, Online
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
EDUCATION / DEVELOPMENT
NFTS - MA Editing 2022 - 2024 [Distinction]
BFI Network x BAFTA Crew 2021
London Creative Network 2019, artist development programme