# Kacy Andrews

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{{short description|American film producer}}{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Kacy Andrews
| image       =
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1969|2|27}} 
|birth_place=[Indianapolis, Indiana](/source/Indianapolis%2C_Indiana), United States

| alma_mater  = [Ball State University](/source/Ball_State_University)
| occupation  = CEO of [Bigfoot Entertainment](/source/Bigfoot_Entertainment), film producer
| known_for   = Founder: [Bigfoot Entertainment](/source/Bigfoot_Entertainment) and [International Academy of Film and Television](/source/International_Academy_of_Film_and_Television)
}}

'''Kacy Andrews''' (born February 27, 1969) is an American film producer and CEO of [Bigfoot Entertainment](/source/Bigfoot_Entertainment).

==Education==
Kacy graduated cum laude from [Ball State University](/source/Ball_State_University) in 1991 with a degree in telecommunications and continuing studies at the [American Film Institute](/source/American_Film_Institute). In 2000, she was awarded Ball States University's Graduate of the Last Decade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bsu.edu/news/article/0,1370,-1019-315,00.html |title=Ball State Alumni Association names GOLD recipients |publisher=Ball State University |date=October 7, 2000 |accessdate=December 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604191505/http://www.bsu.edu/news/article/0,1370,-1019-315,00.html |archive-date=June 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Career==

Kacy spent nine years in production and project development at [Hyperion](/source/Hyperion_Pictures).<ref>{{cite journal|author=Tara Kaufman (August 28, 2008)|url=https://communicationandculture.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html |title=Visiting Film Maker |accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> She moved from position of production assistant to operations manager, assistant to the co-owner, writer, director and associate producer.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.whenmoviesweremovies.com/hoosierdirectors.html |title=Hoosier Directors, Kacy Andrews |accessdate=March 15, 2011 |archive-date=December 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202071101/http://whenmoviesweremovies.com/hoosierdirectors.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> She has worked on various feature films, television series, theater and animation, including as associate producer on [Miramax](/source/Miramax)'s ''[Playing by Heart](/source/Playing_by_Heart)'' starring [Sean Connery](/source/Sean_Connery) and [Angelina Jolie](/source/Angelina_Jolie).<ref>{{cite journal|first=Lael |last=Loewenstein | url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117488073?refcatid=31 |title=Playing By Heart (Review)  |publisher=Variety.com |journal=Variety |date=December 29, 1998 |accessdate=March 14, 2011}}</ref> Her projects includes films and shows that starred such actors as [Louie Anderson](/source/Louie_Anderson) (''[Life with Louie](/source/Life_with_Louie)''), [Linda Cardellini](/source/Linda_Cardellini) (''[Bone Chillers](/source/Bone_Chillers)''), and other projects like HBO's ''[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child](/source/Happily_Ever_After%3A_Fairy_Tales_for_Every_Child)'' (with stars like [Denzel Washington](/source/Denzel_Washington) and [Whoopi Goldberg](/source/Whoopi_Goldberg)) and the Oz Kids (with [Jonathan Taylor Thomas](/source/Jonathan_Taylor_Thomas)).<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://within-themovie.com/html/crew-kacy.html  |title=Within Key Crew, Kacy Andrews |accessdate=March 15, 2011}}</ref>

In 2003 her consulting work at Bigfoot Productions in Asia led to the creation of the [Bigfoot Entertainment](/source/Bigfoot_Entertainment) and the [International Academy of Film and Television](/source/International_Academy_of_Film_and_Television) with founder [Michael Gleissner](/source/Michael_Gleissner).<ref>{{cite journal| url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933163.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=kacy+andrews | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205113948/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933163.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=kacy+andrews | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 5, 2013 |title=Executive Bios  |publisher= International Academy of Film and Television |accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> The company is located in [Cebu, Philippines](/source/Cebu_City) with offices and additional schools in Hong Kong and [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles). In October 2010, they purchased the facilities of [Majestic Crest Theatre](/source/Majestic_Crest_Theatre) in [Westwood](/source/Westwood%2C_Los_Angeles), California as a venue to showcase their films.<ref>{{cite journal |author=elias | url=http://blog.onemodelplace.com/2010/10/06/bigfoot-entertainment-has-big-plans-for-majestic-crest-theater/|title=Bigfoot Entertainment Has Big Plans for Majestic Crest Theater  |website=blog.onemodelplace.com  |date= October 6, 2010 |accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first= Richard  |last=Verrier | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-oct-06-la-fi-ct-crest-20101006-story.html |title=BIndie filmmaker Bigfoot has an inside track to theater  |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times  |date= October 6, 2010 |access-date=April 17, 2011}}</ref> In November 2010, Kacy led the launching of Bigfoot Ascendant Distribution (formerly Ascendant Pictures) which will be the foreign and domestic sales arm of Bigfoot.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Jonathan  |last=Landreth | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bigfoot-entertainment-expands-launches-distribution-34653 |title=Bigfoot Entertainment Expands, Launches Distribution Company  |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter  |date= November 2, 2011 |accessdate=April 17, 2011}}</ref>

As CEO of [Bigfoot Entertainment](/source/Bigfoot_Entertainment) Kacy has produced films such as ''[The Curiosity of Chance](/source/The_Curiosity_of_Chance)'',<ref>{{cite journal|first=Dennis |last=Harvey | url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933163.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=kacy+andrews |title=The Curiosity of Chance (Review)  |publisher=Variety.com |journal=Variety |date= March 21, 2007 |accessdate=December 28, 2009}}</ref> ''[Irreversi](/source/Irreversi)''<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117940009.html?categoryid=19&cs=1&query=kacy+andrews |  first=Patrick | last=Frater  |title=Bigfoot moves forward on 'Irreversi' |journal=Variety |date=  March 19, 2006|accessdate=December 28, 2009}}</ref> ([Estella Warren](/source/Estella_Warren))'', [Midnight Movie](/source/Midnight_Movie_(film))'', [''Within''](/source/Within_(film)), ''[The Girl With No Number](/source/The_Girl_With_No_Number)'' and ''[Deep Gold](/source/Deep_Gold)'' ([Bebe Pham](/source/Bebe_Pham)). She has also produced documentaries, ''[9000 Needles](/source/9000_Needles)'' and ''[USS Cooper: Return to Ormoc Bay](/source/USS_Cooper%3A_Return_to_Ormoc_Bay)'' as well as reality series' ''[Hollywood Boot Camp](/source/Hollywood_Boot_Camp)''.

==Filmography==
* [Life with Louie](/source/Life_with_Louie) (TV series) (1995)
* ''[Toto Lost in New York](/source/Toto_Lost_in_New_York)'' (associate producer) (1996)
* ''[The Oz Kids](/source/The_Oz_Kids)'' (producer and writer) (1996)
* ''[Journey Beneath the Sea](/source/Journey_Beneath_the_Sea)'' (associate producer) (1997)
* ''[Underground Adventure](/source/Underground_Adventure)'' (associate producer) (1997)
* ''[The Return of Mombi](/source/The_Return_of_Mombi)'' (associate producer) (1997)
* ''[The Monkey Prince](/source/The_Monkey_Prince)'' (associate producer) (1997)
* ''[The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt](/source/The_Nome_Prince_and_the_Magic_Belt)'' (producer) (1996)
* ''[Playing by Heart](/source/Playing_by_Heart)'' (associate producer) (1998)
* ''[The Curiosity of Chance](/source/The_Curiosity_of_Chance)'' (executive producer) (2006)
* ''[USS Cooper: Return to Ormoc Bay](/source/USS_Cooper%3A_Return_to_Ormoc_Bay) (''executive producer) (2006)
* ''Hollywood Boot Camp'' (TV) (executive producer) (2007)
* [Midnight Movie](/source/Midnight_Movie_(film)) (producer) (2008)
* [You Me and Captain Longbridge](/source/You_Me_and_Captain_Longbridge) (executive producer) (2008)
* [Within](/source/Within_(film)) (executive producer) (2009)
* [Irreversi](/source/Irreversi) (producer) (2010)
* ''[The Girl with No Number](/source/The_Girl_with_No_Number)'' (producer) (2011)
* ''[Deep Gold](/source/Deep_Gold)'' (executive producer) (2011)
* ''[9000 Needles](/source/9000_Needles)'' (executive producer) (2011)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0028728}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101203180018/http://www.bigfoot.com/executive_bios.php Bigfoot Entertainment Executive Bios]

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Category:American women film producers

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