Justin Anderson (film director)

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Justin Anderson
Born (1967-03-23) 23 March 1967 (age 56)
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Justin Anderson (born 23 March 1967) is a British film director and screenwriter.

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Biography

Anderson trained as a painter at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, where he won the John Ruskin Prize for painting. He then worked as an assistant for Scottish artist Bruce McLean before continuing his studies at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam, where he first began experimenting with video. [1] Upon returning to London, he made several short films for Levi's, shooting on Super 8 and 16 mm film. He then briefly worked at HHCL, an advertising agency, [2] until moving to a shared studio with fashion designer Flora McLean, for whom he made Dress No. 1 for SHOWstudio's Future Tense series that was covered by Diane Pernet. [3] He also directed another video that was featured on Vogue Italia . [4]

Anderson has directed short films and commercials in collaboration with fashion designers such as Roksanda Ilincic, Richard Nicoll and Jonathan Saunders, [5] [6] [7] fashion houses such as Armani and Agent Provocateur, [8] [9] as well as companies such as Replay Jeans and Schweppes. [10]

In December 2014, Anderson was awarded the option of the Booker-nominated novel Swimming Home by Deborah Levy. The film is currently in development and is set to be his first feature film as a director. [1] In 2016, he shot a short film entitled The Idyll based on the short story Idylle by Guy de Maupassant. It features French actress Emma de Caunes and Scottish actor Dougray Scott. [11] [12]

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
2008Dress No. 1For House of Flora
2010ChoreFor Damaris
A Poem for A
2011BikeFor Armani
Les Fleurs du MalFor Agent Provocateur
Twin Parallel
2012ArianeFor Armani
Get RichardFor Richard Nicoll
2013SoupFor Bruce McLean
2014Jumper
HyperflexFor Replay
2016GrapeFor Schweppes
The IdyllBased on Idylle by Guy de Maupassant
2024 Swimming Home Based on Swimming Home by Deborah Levy [13]

Awards

YearEvent/BodyRecipientAwardWorkRef
Slade School of Fine Art Justin AndersonJohn Ruskin Prize [1] [4]
2010 A Shaded View on Fashion Film Lauren McAvoyBest ActressChore [14]
2011Twin ParallelBest StylingTwin Parallel [15]
2012Best Artistic Direction [16]
Berlin Fashion Film FestivalGet RichardBest Fashion FilmGet Richard [17]
Best Idea [17]
Bornshorts Film FestivalBest Fashion Film [18]
2014A Shaded View on Fashion FilmJumperASVOFF Grand PrixJumper [19]
Berlin Fashion Film FestivalBest Cinematography [17]
Best Music [17]
British Arrows Craft John Greswell, Christopher TaylorBest Original Score [20]
2015Fashion Film Festival MilanoJustin AndersonBest Established DirectorJumper [21]

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