Andrea has worked as a film producer, writer and development executive in Australia, Hollywood and South Africa. Her film The Jammed broke box office records and won a sweep of awards including Best Script, Best Music and Best Film at the 2007 INSIDE FILM Awards, as well as seven AFI Award nominations. Andrea holds a Masters in Screen Art & Business from AFTRS, and is a TEDx Speaker and has worked as a speaker coach. She was a 2017 recipient of the Film Victoria/ Natalie Miller Foundation's Women’s Professional and Leadership Development Program, was a judge for the St Kilda Short Film Festival (2018) among too many others to mention.
Her work as course convenor with Dr David Court and Sue Maslin at Compton School (Australia’s first business school for the creative industries, and time sitting on the boards of both WIFT Victoria and WIFT Australia, gave her the insight into a huge gap in the market: the space in which artists put their creative talents onto creating a sustainable, successful, healthy creative life. This led to Andrea becoming a certified personal and professional coach, facilitator and speaker. She now supports screen professionals as a mentor and consultant, and spends most of her time coaching creatives to maximise their potential, and live a good life.
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TEDx talk: Andrea Buck, Challenging The Myth Of The Happy Ending
2007, Interfaith Signis Award, Australia, The Jammed
2007, Australian Catholic Assoc., Australia, The Jammed
2012, Los Angeles Comedy Festival, USA, 10terrorists
2012, Indie Gems, Australia, 10terrorists
2012, LA Movie Awards, Australia, 10terrorists
2012, Cannes Corporate Media & TV award, France, A Doctor's Life
1997, US Film Advisory Board, USA, Second Jungle Book
1995, Santa Clarita Family Film F, USA, Running Wild
1995, US Film Advisory Board, USA, Running Wild
1995, Dove Award, USA, Running Wild
1995, Parent's Choice Award, USA, Running Wild
1995, Dr. Toy's Top 10, USA, Running Wild
FESTIVALS/ SCREENINGS
2012, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Australia, 10terrorists
2012, LA Comedy Film Festival, USA, 10terrorists
2012, Indie Gems FF, Australia, 10terrorists
2007, Sydney International FF, Aust, The Jammed
2007, Dungog Film Festival, Aust, The Jammed
2007, Brisbane International FF, Aust, The Jammed
2007, Buffalo Niagara FF, USA, The Jammed
2007, London Australia FF, UK, The Jammed
2007, Montreal Human Rights FF, Canada, The Jammed
2007, UNITED NATIONS Human Trafficking Film Festival, Vienna, SWITZERLAND, The Jammed
2007, UNITED NATIONS New York City, USA, The Jammed
2007, World Vision- National tour, Australia, The Jammed
2007, Advance - NYC, USA, The Jammed
2007, Salvation Army, NWJCI (National Women's Justice Coalition Inc), Child Wise, Sisters of the Good Samaritans, ANCORW (Aus National Committee O, Australia, The Jammed
Professional Memberships
WIFT, 2018
Education & Other Accreditation
2014, AFTRS, Australia, Masters, Screen Art & Business