Andrea Calderwood began her career in freelance production in Scotland, producing documentaries, short dramas & music videos with Crash Films, before being appointed Head of Drama at BBC Scotland in 1994. She then joined Pathé Pictures as Head of Production, executive producing 8 films including An Ideal Husband (1999), Ratcatcher (1999) & The Claim (2000).
Through Slate Films, Andrea’s producer credits include Hotel (2001), Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002), The Last King of Scotland (2006), HBO’s acclaimed Generation Kill; & I Am Slave (2008).
Slate Films joined forces with Potboiler Productions in 2009, and Andrea has since produced Biyi Bandele’s adaptation of the bestselling novel Half of a Yellow Sun (2013), A Most Wanted Man (2014), Alan Rickman’s A Little Chaos (2014), and Trespass Against Us (2015).
Through Slate North Andrea continues to executive produce Scottish-set TV drama including The Field of Blood and Iain Banks’ adaptation Stonemouth.
