Andrea Vandenboer

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Andrea has produced, directed, edited, coordinated and filmed for documentaries, live events, experimental and animation films, promotional videos, fiction, and a variety of research projects. She has created a life rich with experiences in numerous locations working within several artistic mediums, in the theatre, music, fashion, and digital art industries and her travels have taken her throughout Asia, Africa, Europe, Central America, the USA, and Canada.

Andrea also has a history of creating memorable conferences, events, and festivals, and coordinated focus group planning, workshops and education programs. She formed her production company, The Visual Blueprint Productions, in 2005. Andrea’s independent films often result in screenings at local and global venues with official selections for International Film Festivals and featured at educational institutions, conferences and events. Her 40-minute documentary film “Climate Change and the Human Prospect” currently screening across North America earned Andrea a Women in Film and Television Atlantic Best Director nomination at the 2019 Screen Nova Scotia Awards, and audiences are finding the film to be inspirational in addressing climate change issues.

The documentary “Silent No More – Louise Pentz: A Voice for Social Change” (www.artforsocialchange.ca) co-produced and directed with Grace Butland, which Andrea filmed and edited, has shown in educational institutions, received several awards (Audience Choice, Gold Winner, Jury Award Best Short) and continues to screen across North America and on the international film circuit from India to the UK. As Picture Editor for the award-winning documentary “Let’s Find A Way” Andrea received the Award for Best Editor at the 2009 Toronto ReelHeart International Film Festival, ON. Her feature documentary “Greening the Cube – 100 Mile Housing” (www.greeningthecube.com) co-produced and directed with Tyler A. Bradley has been featured at numerous collegiate and post-secondary institutions as an addendum to courses taught in Integrated Environmental Technologies and Green Building and attracted the interest of industry professionals, including the United States Green Building Council and screened internationally.

Andrea is a proud member of Screen Nova Scotia, Canadian Cinema Editors (CCE), Women in Film & Television Atlantic (WIFT-AT), Atlantic Filmmakers Co-operative (AFCOOP) and the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC). She continues to cultivate collaborative endeavours and is excited to invite more her way!

Industry Role

  • Producer
  • Director / Filmmaker
  • Post-Production
  • Editor