Andrew Burnstein is the founder and President of Castlewood Productions Inc., a highly successful globally oriented television production and distribution company. Andrew sets and leads the strategic direction of Castlewood Productions. He has a 20-year record of success creating, producing, and distributing internationally renowned factual TV programs across a broad spectrum of factual genres including news, science, nature, health, technical, sports, lifestyle and travel. From Shark Week to the National News, Andrew Burnstein has excelled in creating award winning programming seen by millions around the world.
In addition to conventional television production, Andrew Burnstein has been a leader in adapting traditional video production to the growing landscape of electronic new media. Andrew’s diverse career in broadcast media and television production began in journalism in his hometown of Vancouver, Canada.
Prior to forming Castlewood in late 2007 he was for 6 years the managing Director of Exploration Production Inc., the production and distribution arm of Discovery Channel Canada. Prior joining Discovery Channel Canada he produced programs for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canwest Global, and The Sports Network. A Career highlight includes participation as a producer, director and writer for episodes of CBC Television’s most ambitious documentary project, Canada: A People’s History (2001). More recently, as Director of EPI, Andrew has been intricately involved in financing and production of at least a dozen International Treaty Co-Productions with producers and broadcasters in the UK, France, South Africa, Australia, and Germany. Castlewood is currently producing season 5 of Cash Cab Canada for Discovery Channel Canada and has just completed Design DNA for Home and Garden Television. Castlewood has also most recently produced Philanthropy Inc: The Bottom Line of Corporate Philanthropy, broadcast on CBC Television and Documentary Channel to rave reviews.
