David Lister is a South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n-born film and television director, now residing in Australia

Australia

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David Lister grew up on a farm in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. He trained as a painter and sculptor in Pretoria before being employed as a scene painter, set designer and head of the props department at the Performing Arts Council in Transvaal. After a brief period as a documentary cameraman at SABC TV, he departed to the UK and studied at the London Film School 1972-1974. He then returned to South Africa to work as a director in the film and television industry.

Around 2005 he moved to Australia.

Selected filmography

• 1984 - River Horse Lake
• 1983 - My Friend Angelo (TV period drama)
• 1987 - John Ross: An African Adventure
• 1988 - Barney Barnato (TV series about the South African mine mogul Barney Barnato
  Barney Barnato
  Barney Barnato , born Barnet Isaacs, was a British Randlord, one of the entrepreneurs who gained control of diamond mining, and later gold mining, in South Africa from the 1870s.-Background:...
  
  )
• 1990 - The Rutanga Tapes (also known as Desert Chase)
• 1993 - Oh Shucks! Here Comes UNTAG
  Oh Shucks! Here Comes UNTAG
  Oh Shucks! Here Comes U.N.T.A.G! is a South African comedy film and Leon Schuster's big screen debut about a rugged farmer named Kwagga 'The Lion-Killer' Robertse having to deal with a corrupt major in the UN peace corps.- Plot :Kwagga Robertse owns a farm shop in the fictional Southern African...
  
  (also known as Kwagga Strikes Back)
• 1991 - Konings (TV drama)
• 1994 - Where Angels Tread (TV drama)
• 1995 - Soweto Green
  Soweto Green
  Soweto Green is a 1995 South African comedy film directed by David Lister and starring John Kani, L. Scott Caldwell and Casper de Vries. Following the election of Nelson Mandela as President, a middle-class American couple move relocate to Johannesburg to help build the new society.-Cast:* John...
  
  
• 1996-1998 - The Legend of the Hidden City
  The Legend of the Hidden City
  The Legend of the Hidden City was a South African action adventure series, directed by David Lister, which was broadcast by SABC and SABC2 between 1996 and 1998 as two series with a total of 39 episodes...
  
  (TV series)
• 1997 - Panic Mechanic
• 1999 - Dazzle
• 2001 - The Meeksville Ghost
• 2001 - Askari
• 2003 - Beauty and the Beast
  Beauty and the Beast (2003 film)
  Beauty and the Beast is a 2003 film which is based on the folktale "Beauty and the Beast" and is set during the time of the Vikings. It is rated PG-13 for battle scenes and some violence.-Plot:...
  
  
• 2004 - The Story of an African Farm
  The Story of an African Farm (film)
  The Story of an African Farm is a South African film from 2004, directed by David Lister and based on the 1883 novel by South African author Olive Schreiner....
  
  (also known as Bustin’ Bonaparte)
• 2005-2006 - Known Gods (TV series)
• 2009 - Malibu Shark Attack
  Malibu Shark Attack
  Malibu Shark Attack is 2009 TV film, directed by David Lister and produced for the Syfy channel. It is the 17th film in the Maneater Series.-Synopsis:...
  
  (TV film)

External links

• David Listers official website Retrieved 2011-08-06
• Presentation of David Lister on Vimeo Retrieved 2011-08-06