Andre L.A Blissett

My name is André L.A Blissett, I am a Jamaican-Canadian father to 8 children,

president of Blissett Legacy Entertainment Inc., a member of the CMPA,ACTRA,WGC

unions making me a Canadian film producer, writer, and performer I also direct. I feel

into the industry in 2019 by accident, learned about the term “above the line” then fell

into dedicated producing 2024! I love to teach people how to swim in the film industry!

Screenwriter Interview:

1. How did you discover your passion for screen writing?

I discovered my passion for screenwriting after I lost my son in 2022, his passing

put me in a state of mind that I never experienced before! My first written

screenplay is Crematorium, I submitted and won the pitch contest with Millennial

X, they then produced a small powerful scene from my script!

2. Who has been your biggest influence in the movie industry?

To be honest, I’ve never really been the type to be influenced by others, however

I do have a mentor his name is Ryan Singh, he always has advice to help me

grow as a producer!

3. Who are two actors you would like to work with, why?

The 2 people I would choose I have already worked with, that would be Smokey

Robinson for sure and Paul Sun Hyung Lee or Tony Nappo!

4. How many screenplays or scripts have written and or have produced? List titles please. 

I have written 16 screenplays but I have only produced 7 UnIon projects of my

own, I have produced 4 other people’s projects as well!

Produced

Boyz To Dadz

A Mother’s Pain

Substratum

Facetious

Afterlife

Misguided Trust

MisTaken

Written and waiting

Belfast Black

Saved By The Press

Denied Access

Me, Myself and Moi

Vincent Was His Name

Crematorium

Homage

Like Father Like Son

Pickney Pranks

5. What are some pitfalls you've experienced in your career?

Dealing with Union rules and regulations is the hardest part of this, I’m the kind of

person who has an answer for any problem that arises! Most recently, 16 hours

before my call time on a 5-day feature shoot, the project was pulled over a small

casting mistake and we lost almost $11,705! Never offer BG roles to people who

auditioned for a lead role!

6. What are your best experiences in your career?

Energy is everything! My best experiences come from my team, we have been

together for a year come September 8 th , they have all grown so much since we all

started, they’re always ready to show up for me and help me keep the ship a

float! I couldn’t do this without them, what good is a project without positive

collaboration and communication!

7. Are you independent or do you have a contract with a movie producer?

I am an independent producer at the moment however my name and film

company have been traveling through the industry, I have had 4 contracts

through mentoring people who wish to produce union film! Between the

paperwork and IPA rules, there is a lot of land mines to be mindful of!

8. What is your all time favorite movie or movies? Why? Would you change anything about the story plot?

My favorite movies would have to be “ Who Framed Roger Rabbit” , “ Spawn”

and “ Enter The Dragon”

Spawn and Enter The Dragon because these 2 movies I would watch

relentlessly, I loved to practice fighting techniques with them growing up!

Who Framed Roger Rabbit, I warped 2 tapes when I was younger, the one thing I

would change about this movie is what I learned when I got older, I was

conceived to it! In reality I would change how they hyper sexualized Jessica

Rabbit, I’m a firm believer that sex doesn’t have to sell a project, a well written

project already does that!

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