TV and Film Producer; Educator
Los Angeles, CA

AdelsonAward-winning producer Andrew (Andy) Adelson has more than 30 years experience managing both the creative and business aspects of film, television and digital media businesses. Through his companies, Adelson Entertainment and CinemaLab, Andy has produced 28 TV and film projects for IFC Films, First Look Studios, ABC, CBS, NBC, HBO, Showtime, TNT, and Lifetime. Adelson’s projects have received multiple Emmy nominations, two Humanitas Prizes, Canada’s Gemini, the Parents Choice Award, and the Penn/Faulkner, among others. Many of his projects have been international coproductions having shot in Japan, UK, Italy, Ireland and Canada. Andy has also founded and consulted Internet companies focusing on media, social, educational and political concerns since 1994.

Over the recent years Andy has served as Adjunct and Assistant Professor for Media Entrepreneurship at Chapman University Dodge College of Media Arts, both in Singapore and Orange, California. He has also served as Adjunct Professor at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts.