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Will Anderson is a Scottish-born film animator, living and working in Edinburgh, best known for his award-winning short animation The Making of Longbird.

Early life

Anderson was born and attended school in Dingwall, Scottish Highlands. He became an award-winning animator when in 2013 he won a BAFTA for his short animated film The Making of Longbird. Watching adult themed animations such as South Park created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker sparked an interest in this genre and, using an old camera that belonged to his dad, he created his own short film clip which inspired him to apply to Edinburgh College of Art. He attended Edinburgh College of Art after leaving school in 2007, graduating in 2011 with a BA in animation.

Career

Anderson achieved international acclaim with his graduation film The Making of Longbird, which has been screened at over 50 film festivals, winning awards at the BAFTAs, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Glasgow Short Film Festival, Leipzig DOK Festival and the Warsaw International Film Festival. Together with Ainslie Henderson, he created White Robot. Specialising in design & character animation for film and television, he works from a studio in Summerhall, Edinburgh.

Awards and recognition

• 2012 Winner British Academy Scotland Award Animation for The Making of Longbird.
• 2013 Winner BAFTA Short Animation for The Making of Longbird (with Ainslie Henderson).
• 2014 Winner British Academy Scotland Award for Monkey Love Experiments.
• 2014 Winner Edinburgh International Film Festival Outstanding Individual Contribution to a Short Film for Monkey Love Experiments.
• 2018 Nominee BAFTA British Short Animation for Have Heart.
• 2018 Nominee European Animation Awards Best Background & Character Design in an Animated Short Film for Have Heart.

Filmography

• The Making of Longbird (2011)
• Sweetie & Sunshine (2012)
• Monkey Love Experiments (2014)
• The Infinity Project (2015)
• Have Heart (2017)
• A Cat Called Dom (2022, feature debut; currently festival screenings)

References

1. ^ Melville, Jonathan (11 February 2013). "Interview: Will Anderson on The Making of Longbird – ReelScotland". Retrieved 14 January 2019.
2. "Graduate profile: Will Anderson | Edinburgh College of Art". www.eca.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
3. "Will Anderson". www.cromartyfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
4. ^ "2013 Film Short Animation | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
5. "The Making of Longbird". 2012 Award Winners, film index. Annecy Festival. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
6. Theatre, Glasgow Film (14 January 2019). "2012". Glasgow Film Theatre. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
7. "| DOK Leipzig". www.dok-leipzig.de. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
8. Progress, Lecture in (30 May 2018). "Animator and filmmaker Will Anderson: "Animation is a life's…". Lecture In Progress. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
9. "British Academy Scotland Awards: Winners in 2012". www.bafta.org. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
10. "British Academy Scotland Awards: Winners in 2014". www.bafta.org. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
11. "Filmmakers of Monkey Love Experiments win EIFF award « DigiCult". www.digicult.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
12. "2018 Film British Short Animation | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
13. "Nominees and winners 2018". European Animation Awards | Emile Awards. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

• Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art
• Scottish filmmakers
• Living people