David Anderson (animator)

For other people named David Anderson, see David Anderson (disambiguation).

David Alexander Anderson (1952–2015) was a director of animated films.

In 1983 he won a BAFTA Award for Dreamland Express. Deadsy and the Sexo-Chanjo received a BAFTA nomination in 1991. Door also won several awards at major international film festivals.[1][2][3]

Biography

Dreamland Express takes its inspiration from a children's book of 1927 by the illustrator H. R. Millar.[4]

Filmography

• In the Time of Angels (which he also wrote)
• Deadsy and the Sexo-Chanjo
• Dreamless Sleep
• Door (Both Deadsy and Door came under the heading "Deadtime Stories for Big Folk")
• Dreamland Express

References

1. "Festival Awards". FIPRESCI. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
2. "Winners". ZINEBI. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
3. "OIAF 1992 Award Winners". Ottawa International Animation Festival. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
4. Brown, Geoff. "Reference Guide to British and Irish Film Directors". Retrieved 10 February 2018.

External links

• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 April 2016)
• David Anderson biography at BFI Screenonline
• Obituary
• David Anderson at IMDb