User:Fandre01

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Fred Andrews is founder and president of the Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, a nonprofit film organization in Kansas City Missouri that hosts an annual, juried film festival and also sponsors year round screenings, seminars and workshops. Special programs include:

- Crosscut: Women Making Movies, a program to facilitate women in the film and media to network and to inspire women to get involved in the media arts.
- CinemaJAZZ, a program to connect Kansas City's film and jazz heritage with screenings, seminars, live music and encouragement to capture the stories, sounds and people of Kansas City's jazz scene.

Fred earned his MPA in nonprofit management and fundraising from the University of Missouri Kansas City Bloch School. He works as a consultant to various nonprofits in the area of fundraising, program development and strategic planning.

Andrews is a member of the Kansas City Film Commission, Kansas City Council of Philanthropy, NAMAC, and Americans for the Arts. He was formerly on the board of Consensus, a citizen based think tank that addressed Kansas City metro issues. He continues to volunteer as a moderator and reporter for KC Forums sponsored by Consensus.

Opening, a feature film directed by Rob Nilsson and completed in 2006, was produced by Fred Andrews, the Jubilee and the UMKC Communication Studies Department. It premiered at the 2006 KC Jubilee Film Festival and will also screen at the 2006 Mill Valley Film Festival. Fred is currently in preproduction on a short film, BBQ Jazz.