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

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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

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. 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

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, Glasgow Short Film Festival, Leipzig DOK Festival and the

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. Together with

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, he created White Robot. Specialising in design & character animation for film and television, he works from a studio in

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, Edinburgh.

Awards and recognition

* 2012 Winner

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Animation for ''The Making of Longbird''. * 2013 Winner

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Short Animation for ''The Making of Longbird (''with

'').'' * 2014 Winner British Academy Scotland Award for ''Monkey Love Experiments''. * 2014 Winner

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Outstanding Individual Contribution to a Short Film for ''Monkey Love Experiments.'' * 2018 Nominee BAFTA British Short Animation for H''ave 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Will Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art Scottish filmmakers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people