Andrew Jones (filmmaker)

{{short description|Welsh screenwriter, producer and director (1983–2023)}}

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| name = Andrew Jones

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1983|10|06}}

| birth_place = Swansea, Wales

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2023|01|15|1983|10|06}}

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| occupation = Film director, screenwriter

| years_active = 2005–2021

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Andrew Jones (6 October 1983 – 15 January 2023) was a Welsh screenwriter, producer and director of low-budget independent feature films, mainly in the horror genre.{{cite web |last1=Dodwell |first1=Fiona |title=Interview with Independent Film Director Andrew Jones |url=http://madeinshoreditch.co.uk/2019/06/11/interview-with-independent-film-director-andrew-jones/ |website=Made in Shoreditch|date=11 June 2019 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/261060/werewolves-third-reich-invading-next-month/|title=Werewolves of the Third Reich Invading Next Month|date=28 November 2017|publisher=Dread Central|author=Gelmini, David}}{{cite web|author=Barton, Steve|title=Exclusive First Look at The Amityville Asylum|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/40827/exclusive-first-look-at-the-amityville-asylum/|publisher=Dread Central|date=26 January 2013}}

One of his most successful releases was the Robert the Doll film series.{{cite web |last1=Wain |first1=David |title=Puppet on a Shoestring: Andrew Jones talks Robert the Doll |url= https://theschlockpit.com/2017/09/01/puppet-on-a-shoestring-andrew-jones-talks-robert-the-doll/|website=The Schlock Pit|date=10 January 2020}}

Jones died on 15 January 2023, at the age of 39 after a long battle against Cushing's syndrome.{{cite web |title=In very sad, sad news. Andrew Jones, British Horror Filmmaker, & director of Robert (and, the Charles Band of British Horror) passed away, after suffering the effects of a long-term illness. |url=https://twitter.com/LawrieBrewster/status/1614729313202364423 |website=Lawrie Webster on Twitter |access-date=16 January 2023}}{{cite web |title=Very sad news. Andrew Jones was a warm and passionate filmmaker and the creative force behind countless made-in-Wales horror movies. RIP Andrew. |url=https://twitter.com/reviewwales/status/1615089867213656065 |website=Mark Rees on Twitter |access-date=16 January 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Burnham |first1=Christine |title=R.I.P. Horror Director Andrew Jones (1983–2023) |url=https://pophorror.com/r-i-p-horror-director-andrew-jones-1983-2023/ |access-date=17 January 2023 |publisher=Pop Horror |date=16 January 2023}}