In Person and Online (all sessions streamed)
April 2nd to 4th, 2027 // Pitchfest March 31st to April 2nd
Regent’s University

Andy de Emmony // Director

Award-winning director Andy has helmed iconic comedy and acclaimed drama, from Spitting Image and Red Dwarf to Vigil and Netflix’s The Woods, building a career defined by versatility, critical success, and global reach.

Andy started his career on Spitting Image, directing ten series of the BAFTA nominated satirical show.  He has directed many sitcoms including Red Dwarf (Winning an Emmy) and Father Ted (Winning a BAFTA).  After successfully moving across to drama, he was BAFTA nominated for the first series of Cutting It and The Wife Of Bath, one of two Canterbury Tales he directed, and again for Fantabulosa!starring Michael Sheen, based on the Kenneth Williams Diaries.  

Other notable credits include Life Isn’t All Ha Ha Hee Hee, from the novel by Meera Syal, Recovery, starring David Tenant, Filth, starring Julie Walters, God on Trial, set in Auschwitz, and Whistle and I’ll come to you, starring John Hurt,  The Bletchley Circle starring Anna Maxwell-Martin, The Wipers Times which was also nominated for a Bafta, and a two part adaptation of J M Falkner’s classic novel Moonfleet, starring Ray Winstone. 

West is West, Andy’s first feature film was released successfully in the UK and Worldwide. This was followed by his second feature Love Bite which was also released worldwide. His latest film Four Kids and It starred Michael Caine for Sky Movies. He recently completed the second series of Vigil for the BBC and both series of The Larkins for ITV.

He recently completed The Feud and The Family Fortune for Channel 5 and is currently directing The Woods, a new Harlan Coben series for Netflix.

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