Andrew Jones

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. His most notable and successful releases included the Robert the Doll film series, which found remarkable market share in Germany. Across his career, Andrew directed or produced more than 30 films via his production company, North Bank Entertainment, which he founded in 2011. In early 2019, Jones estimated that he produced between 4 and 7 films a year. His films were distributed by supermarkets at price points of less than ten pounds, and frequently rebranded - for example, The Midnight Horror Show became Theatre of Fear and Valley of the Witch became Conjuring the Dead. As a director and producer, Jones favoured character-led films, to limit his production's budget and shooting schedule. Throughout the late 2010s, Jones' films gravitated towards horror films based on true crime stories. Jones never obtained any formal filmmaking or film production training. He spent the majority of his life with in his hometown of Swansea, alongside his wife, Sharon, who assisted him as a costume designer. Andrew's work abruptly ceased due to illness in 2019, and he was eventually diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome in 2022. After deteriorating, and a lengthy public appeal to fund appropriate, disability-friendly housing, Jones died on 15 January 2023, at the age of 39.