Andrew Koster
Andrew Koster's diverse career in the industry includes work as a film technician, cultural bureaucrat and independent producer and director. His film, A Kind Of Family, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Short Documentary in 1992.
After a stint at the Manitoba Cultural Industries Development Office, Koster joined Credo Entertainment where he was involved with such MOWs as Heck's Way Home (Showtime/CTV) and For Those Who Hunt The Wounded Down (CBC), and the series The Adventures Of Shirley Holmes (YTV/BBC/Fox Family). In 1997, he became an executive producer, with credits including the TV movie Nights Below Station Street (CBC/Lifetime) and all 52 episodes of the series World's Greatest Spas (WTN, and Discovery Health).
In 2000, Koster left to concentrate on television and feature films. He was executive and creative producer for the 13-part documentary series Head Over Wheels (WTN), producer for Me, My Brother, And My Father's Van Gogh (CBC-Witness), and executive producer for The End Of Evolution (The Discovery Channel).
In May of 2001, Koster formed Rainshadow Media, based in Victoria, BC. Recent projects include Restitution (CBC Witness); The Making of the Vinedressers, a film he co-directed and wrote about opera for CBC; Living Things We Love To Hate, two one-hour films for Discovery Channel Canada; and the nature documentary Rainwolves. Koster wrote, co-produced and co-directed the W Network series, The Naughty Bits, and recently completed writing, directing and producing The Dads Who Fought Back, for Global.