Andrew Lane

Growing up in Miami, Andrew Lane knew there was only one thing he ever wanted to do in life: Make movies. "I simply love telling stories — and all that that entails," he says. "Collaborating with others to create a singular vision. Putting a story up on the screen. Sitting in the audience, watching people actually enjoy something I created, or having them walk up to me on the street and comment on a film I made — it's a great feeling."

While studying mass communications at the University of Miami, Lane worked part time making educational and industrial movies, which served as his entrée into the Miami filmmaking community. His many writing and producing credits include Valley Girl (1983), Trial by Terror (1983), Jake Speed (1986) and Lonely Hearts (1991), which he also directed. He directed numerous other films including MGM's Mortal Passions (winner at Deauville and a Sundance competition entry) and original movies for CBS and Showtime.