Editor

Andy Sowerby is an editor for scripted and documentary films.

His previous work includes assembly editing BBC One drama series 'Marriage' starring Sean Bean and Nicola Walker; co-editing ‘Helen David’s 37 Seasons’, a feature documentary about Helen David, founder of fashion label English Eccentrics; editing 'The Son', a documentary film 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 short documentaries for The Guardian, Bloomberg Media and Nowness.com; and commercials for brands such as Youtube, Vauxhall and Vodafone. His films have played at festivals all over the globe and on online platforms such as Nowness and Omeleto.

NFTS MA Editing 2022 - 2024

BFI Network x BAFTA Crew 2021

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 websites such as Omeleto.com and Booooooom.com. 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 when the company closed. The project created a safe space for young women facing challenging life circumstances to explore dreams through visual arts.


Awards

2020

Roots of Europa International Film Festival 2020, Spain - Winner Best Editing

2019

The Short Film Awards (SOFIES) 2019, USA - Winner Best Editing

New Forest Film Festival 2019, UK - Winner Best Music Video

Fresh Future Awards 2019, Online - Winner Carbon Award: Music Video Category

2018

New Forest Film Festival 2018, UK - Winner Best Short Sci-fi

2009

Ffresh Student Film Festival 2009, UK - Winner Best Music Media

Appledore Festival 2009, UK - Winner Best in South West

PRESS / INTERVIEWS

2020

KaPow IFF (Interview) | Life In The Faslow Lane

2019

Recursor (Interview) | The Jump

Exit6 Film Festival (Interview) | The Jump

Impact50 | The Jump

Omeleto | The Jump

Altiba-9 (Interview) | The Frozen People

2017

BOOOOOOOM.TV | Life in the Faslow Lane

Little Black Book | Gulliksson Abstract

2013

BBC Music Video Festival | Luma