Andrew Wight

Andrew Wight (14 November 1959 – 4 February 2012) was an Australian screenwriter and producer best known for his 2011 film Sanctum.

His credits include Ghosts of the Abyss, Aliens of the Deep and Expedition: Bismarck.

Wight was honoured with the Australian Geographic Society Spirit of Adventure Awards in 1989.

[1] Wight grew up on the family farm "Tarqua" near Harrow in western-Victoria, and attended Hamilton College as a boarder between 1972 and 1977.

On 4 February 2012, Wight was killed in a helicopter crash[4] at Jaspers Brush near the town of Berry, New South Wales.