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Andreas Olavarria
Producer
Andreas Olavarria

Andreas began his career in entertainment as a member of the Production Fellowship Program at The Walt Disney Studios under Jeffrey Katzenberg and went on to work for over a decade in the feature production, post production, and development departments at Disney.

He subsequently formed his own company, Bossa Nova Productions, Inc. and has produced or executive produced several independent feature films including Untitled, starring Adam Goldberg, Marley Shelton, Eion Bailey and Vinnie Jones, Revolution #9, with Spalding Gray, Adrienne Shelley, and Michael Risley, and Reality Check, starring Sticky Fingaz. Bossa Nova Productions has also helped facilitate numerous distribution deals for independent films with major studios, networks, and independent distributors.

In addition to his work producing and representing independent films, Andreas currently serves as an Acquisitions Consultant for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, identifying prospective feature films for distribution by the studio and shepherding acquired titles through domestic theatrical and DVD release. Prior to joining the acquisitions team at 20th Century Fox, Andreas worked as a development and production executive for Fox Home Entertainment bringing feature film sequels and remakes of Fox library titles to DVD including The Sandlot 2, Like Mike 2, Wrong Turn 2, Behind Enemy Lines 2, and Dr. Dolittle 3. Fox's Direct to DVD releases have gone on to sell over 5 million units, with several titles still in current release.

Andreas wrote, produced, and directed the short film Moviemania, which was an official selection of the comedy shorts program at the Palm Beach, San Diego, and Westwood International Film Festivals. Additionally, Andreas is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory and an accomplished voice actor, having provided voices to the VH1 animated show Ill-ustrated and numerous TV & radio commercials. He holds an honors degree in Communication Studies from UCLA.