Andrew Franz

Andrew Franz also known as AFRANZ, is an American film director, screenwriter and director of photography. AFRANZ's films have focused on specific demographics and genres. Still in his early films, he is creating films to establish himself as a Hollywood blockbuster and Disney-esque type of filmmaker, telling stories that are universal and relatable, as opposed to experimental. Andrew Franz represents the AF logo, which is his seal of any film or project he creates or collaborates on. He is an up-and-coming filmmaker who has already proven to be catching the eyes of some of the biggest names in filmmaking.
Andrew Franz was born in Phoenix, Arizona. His supportive mother, Janall Franz, and father, Mark Franz, both work middle class jobs earning a comfortable income. Driving him to film festivals and other film events, Franz's parents decided to give him the old family 480p Hi-8 digital camcorder and to support his growing love for films and filmmaking. He soon began shooting stop actions shorts and premiering them in his elementary school classrooms.
As he grew older, Andrew Franz began shooting full length skateboarding videos. His first full length works include Galactic and Galactic 2, starring a collective of 20 skateboarders performing tricks and telling the stories of their crazy lives as skateboarders. He premiered these films at a couple small screenings around his hometown. Franz strayed away from skateboarding to avoid his growing representation as a skateboarding filmmaker.
Now entering high school, Franz began practicing sound, lighting and advanced editing by making a number of shorts to premier to his friends and peers. During this time, Franz made a short narrative starring Ryne Gessel and Zach Fanning called Chocolate Milk(2008). Chocolate Milk is the story of two high school students attempting to retrieve a stolen bottle of delicious chocolate milk from a bully. The film was premiered at Sunrise Mountain high school, and Franz eventually entered the film in the Peoria Film Festival. Chocolate Milkwas screened at a Harkins theater in Peoria, and claimed a turn out of over a hundred audience members. After the a successful and positive reaction from the audience, the film won an award at the Peoria Film Festival for "Best High School Film."

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