Geoff Andrew

Geoff Andrew (born 1954) is a British writer, lecturer, teacher, film programmer and occasional broadcaster.

Born in Northampton, he studied at Northampton Grammar School and went on to gain a First in Classics at King's College, Cambridge. Andrew was for some years manager and programmer at London's Electric Cinema in Notting Hill, and later became the long-serving editor and chief critic of the film section of Time Out magazine. In 1999, he was appointed Programmer of London's National Film Theatre (later renamed BFI Southbank); in 2016 he became consultant Programmer-at-large to the venue, remaining part of the programming team until August 2024. In recent years he has also frequently taught as a visiting tutor at the London Film School.

Andrew is a regular contributor to Sight & Sound and has contributed essays and articles to many books and journals. He is the author of a number of books on the cinema, including BFI Classics volumes on Abbas Kiarostami (10) and Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colours Trilogy; The Films of Nicholas Ray, Stranger Than Paradise: Maverick Film-makers in Recent American Cinema, The Film Handbook and Film Directors A-Z – The Art of the World’s Greatest Film-makers.

Among many other areas of film, Andrew has shown particular interest in French cinema. In 2009, the French government made him a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contribution to French cinema''.

Andrew currently writes on film, music and the arts at his website at geoffandrew.com.