A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, filmmaker John J.Anderson has spent
the last two decades honing his craft as a highly sought-after
producer. Entering the industry in the mid 1980s, Anderson worked
almost exclusively on the west coast, particularly in Los Angeles,
California as he developed his career and expertise in both the
entertainment and film education industries, including working as a
producer for Entertainment Tonight. He then worked as Instructor at
Full Sail Center in Orlando, Florida, developing curriculum, delivering
lectures and training students. During his tenure at a host of
professional firms, Anderson garnered many accolades for his work,
including the Prime Time Emmy® A&E Prime Time Emmy 1997 Award,
International Telly® and Addy® awards.
After returning to New Orleans, Anderson played a large role in
developing the now famous Louisiana Tax Incentive program, responsible
for the meteoric rise and sustainable growth of the film industry
there, now ranked third in production behind only California and New
York, and largely in part to Anderson's perseverance and mettle in
developing talent, procuring quality projects and securing major
contracts for the region.
Anderson's success and reputation grew quickly and he acknowledged that
this success is in fact due to his time spent working in the trenches
of the television industry and in independent productions. Anderson's
company credibility continued to rise as he and his production company
received three Golden Globe® nominations including one win for Best
Actor in the TV mini-series, Elvis. Anderson's company projects were
also honored with an unprecedented twelve Emmy® nominations in 2005,
including a nod for Best Producer.
Anderson's strengths are not limited to the production arena alone.
John is also well versed in production financing as Louisiana's tax
incentives have afforded those with Savior fare to fully engage in
custom blends of debt and equity factors, distribution modeling and
low-negative cost structuring.
Anderson's companies have financed and produced films that have been
distributed by Hollywood heavyweights such as Sony Pictures, Lion's
Gate, Weinstein, Hyde Park and Element Films, to name a few.Most
recently, Bug, directed by Academy Award® winner William Friedkin and
starring Ashley Judd and Harry Connick, Jr., was selected to premiere
at the Cannes Film Festival in the south of France. Five Fingers,
starring Ryan Phillippe and Laurence Fishburne, premiered at Robert De
Niro's Tribeca Film Festival in April of 2006. Shooting Gallery, with
Vhing Rhames, Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Rosalind Sanchez, distributed
through Blockbuster, and Deal, featuring Burt Reynolds, are two of
Anderson's latest offerings. Anderson's productions have been broadcast
on CBS, Lifetime, A&E, MTV, VH1, USA Network and the Travel Channel.&
John's new firm, Studios, will focus on long-term strategies to develop
a plethora of projects, including but not limited to a series of films
(produced in collaboration Andertainment Group who intends to provide
the equity to finance three to four films per year) with budgets in the
$1/5 million range. Projects in development by Andertainment include a
film adaptation of pulp fiction writer Jim Thompson's novel "Nothing
More Than Murder" and two reality television shows. The Andertainment
Group's new offices will be located in a 128,000 square foot facility
near downtown New Orleans, Louisiana. The space will lodge producers
and crew and also be home for Avid and ProTools Suites for world-class
post production. Anderson's skills and leadership will focus on
developing projects under the new Studio identity and Andertainment
Group brand.
