Andrew Morrison (filmmaker)
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Andrew Morrison is an American film producer best known for producing ''
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'', for which he was nominated for the
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at the
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. With David Kaplan, he is a founder of the film production company Kaplan Morrison. His other credits include '' The World to Come'' and ''Funny Face'' (2020 film).


Education and early career

Morrison attended
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where he began making short films, successfully placing one at multiple festivals and gaining a wide audience. In anticipation of a career in the entertainment industry, Morrison completed an industry internship with comedian and fellow Georgetown alumnus
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. Morrison says attending the
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as a college senior gave him the platform to land his first feature film credit on ''
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'' shortly after graduating in 2015.


Filmography


Accolades

As a producer on ''The Brutalist'', Andrew Morrison shared the
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, in addition to the nomination for Best Picture at the Oscars. Both awards recognize the producers of the film as accredited by the
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.


References

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