Kacy Andrews (born February 27, 1969) is an American film producer and CEO of

Bigfoot Entertainment Bigfoot Entertainment is the American parent company of Bigfoot Films, Bigfoot Productions, Bigfoot Production Services, Bigfoot Partners, the International Academy of Film and Television, New Cebu Films and Fashion One Network. The Bigfoot Grou ...

Education

Kacy graduated cum laude from

Ball State University Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers, Indiana, Fishers and Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, indust ...

in 1991 with a degree in telecommunications and continuing studies at the

American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leade ...

. In 2000, she was awarded Ball States University's Graduate of the Last Decade.

Career

Hyperion Kacy spent nine years in production and project development at Hyperion. She moved from position of production assistant to operations manager, assistant to the co-owner, writer, director and associate producer. She has worked on various feature films, television series, theater and animation, including as associate producer on

Miramax Miramax, LLC, also known as Miramax Films, is an American film and television production and distribution company founded on December 19, 1979, by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein, and based in Los Angeles, California. It was initially a leadi ...

Playing by Heart ''Playing by Heart'' is a 1998 American comedy-drama film, which tells the story of several seemingly unconnected characters. It was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. It stars Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, ...

starring

Sean Connery Sir Sean Connery (born Thomas Connery; 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Origina ...

and

Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie (; born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian and former Special Envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award ...

. Her projects includes films and shows that starred such actors as

Louie Anderson Louis Perry Anderson (March 24, 1953 – January 21, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author and game show host. Anderson created the cartoon series ''Life with Louie'' and the television sitcom ''The Louie Show'', and wrote four ...

(

Life with Louie ''Life with Louie'' is an American animated sitcom television series that ran on the FOX Network from 1994-1998. The series was based on the childhood of well-known stand-up comedian Louie Anderson, growing up with his family in the town of Ceda ...

Linda Cardellini Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American actress. In television, she is known for her leading roles in the teen drama ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), the medical drama '' ER'' (2003–09), the drama thriller ''Bloodline'' (2 ...

(

Bone Chillers ''Bone Chillers'' is a series of children's horror fiction novels and a TV show created and authored by Betsy Haynes. Synopsis Four freshmen at Edgar Allan Poe High School not only have to deal with the normal pressures of competing with the co ...

), and other projects like HBO's Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (with stars like

Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom". Throughout his career spanning over four decades, Washington ha ...

and

Whoopi Goldberg Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality.Kuchwara, Michael (AP Drama Writer)"Whoopi Goldberg: A One-Woman Character Parade". ' ...

) and the Oz Kids (with

Jonathan Taylor Thomas Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born Jonathan Taylor Weiss; September 8, 1981) is an American actor and director. He is known for portraying Randy Taylor on ''Home Improvement'' and voicing young Simba in Disney's 1994 film ''The Lion King'' and Pinocch ...

). Bigfoot Entertainment In 2003 her consulting work at Bigfoot Productions in Asia led to the creation of the

and the

International Academy of Film and Television The International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) is a trade film school offering diploma and certificate programs in filmmaking, acting, and 3D animation. IAFT includes significant amounts of hands-on practical experience under the care and ...

with founder

Michael Gleissner Michael J. G. Gleissner (born 1969 in Regensburg, Germany) is an entrepreneur, film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor. Career Germany/USA In 1989 Gleissner launched his first e-commerce company Telebuch (Tele Book) in Regensburg, co-f ...

. The company is located in

Cebu, Philippines Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas Regions of the P ...

with offices and additional schools in Hong Kong and

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

. In October 2010, they purchased the facilities of

Majestic Crest Theatre The Crest Theatre, formerly known as Majestic Crest and Bigfoot Crest Theatre, is a movie theatre located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It was founded as the UCLAN in 1941, and was built for live performa ...

in Westwood, California as a venue to showcase their films. In November 2010, Kacy leads the launching of Bigfoot Ascendant Distribution (formerly Ascendant Pictures) which will be the foreign and domestic sales arm of Bigfoot. As CEO of

Kacy has produced films such as

The Curiosity of Chance ''The Curiosity of Chance'' is a 2006 comedy film directed by Russell P. Marleau, produced by Bigfoot Entertainment and starring Tad Hilgenbrink. Plot In 1980s Europe, flamboyant and gay 16-year-old Chance Marquis shows up at an international high ...

, Irreversi (

Estella Warren Estella Dawn Warren (born December 23, 1978)"Estella Warren". ''Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television''. Vol. 69. Gale, 2006. Gale Biography In Context. Web. May 26, 2011. is a Canadian actress, fashion model and former synchronized swimmer. ...

Midnight Movie The term midnight movie is rooted in the practice that emerged in the 1950s of local television stations around the United States airing low-budget genre films as late-night programming, often with a host delivering ironic asides. As a cinematic ...

Within Within may refer to: * ''Within'' (William Joseph album) (2004), by pianist William Joseph * ''Within'' (Embraced album) (2000), by Swedish melodic black metal band Embraced * Within (company), a virtual reality content and technology company ba ...

, Hui Lu, The Girl With No Number and

Deep Gold ''Deep Gold'' is a 2011 action film directed by Michael Gleissner and produced by Bigfoot Entertainment. Filmed in and around the islands of Cebu and Palawan in the Philippines it stars Bebe Pham, Jaymee Ong and Laury Prudent. Synopsis Amy Sanche ...

(

Bebe Pham Bebe Phạm (born Phạm Thị Thúy; April 3, 1983 in Bien Hoa, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese model and actress. She became interested in modeling at the age of 17 and by the age of 19 she started her modeling ambitions at informal gatherings of wo ...

). She has also produced documentaries, 9000 Needles and USS Cooper: Return to Ormoc Bay as well as reality series' Hollywood Boot Camp.

Filmography

* The Girl with No NumberKacy Andrews IMDb Profile
/ref>(producer) (2011) *

(executive producer) (2011) * 9000 Needles (executive producer) (2011) *

Irreversi ''Irreversi'' is a 2010 dramatic film directed by Michael Gleissner and shot in Hong Kong as the English language version of Gleissner's Mandarin-language film ''Hui lu'', which he filmed and directed at the same time in the same locations but wit ...

(producer) (2010) *

(executive producer)(2009) *

(producer) (2008) * You Me and Captain Longbridge (executive producer) (2008) * Hollywood Boot Camp (TV) (executive producer) (2007) * Hui Lu (producer) (2007) *

(executive producer) (2006) * USS Cooper: Return to Ormoc Bay (executive producer)(2006) *

(associate producer) (1998) * Journey Beneath the Sea (associate producer) (1997) * Underground Adventure (associate producer) (1997) * The Return of Mombi (associate producer) (1997) * The Monkey Prince (associate producer) (1997) * Toto Lost in New York (associate producer) (1996) * The Oz Kids (producer and as writer) (1996) * The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt (producer) (1996) *

(TV series) (1995)

References

External links

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Bigfoot Entertainment Executive Bios
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