Mark Burton (screenwriter)
Mark Burton (born 1960 in the United Kingdom ) is a British screenwriter and director. As one of the two directors of the film Shaun the Sheep - The Film , he was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Film category at the 2016 Academy Awards.
Life
Before Shaun the Sheep - The Film , Mark Burton was primarily active as a screenwriter and mostly worked on teamwork with John O'Farrell. At first they wrote for the radio. until they came to the sarcastic political satire Spitting Image in 1988 , where they quickly became the regular writers of the 1984-1996 show. Her other works included the television series Room 101 (1995–1997) and Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1997–1998). They later worked with Aardman Animations and developed dialogues for Chicken Run (2000). Then the two parted ways.
Mark Burton worked on Madagascar (2005), Wallace & Gromit - On the Hunt for the Giant Rabbit (2005) and Gnomeo and Juliet , among others . His first directorial work was Shaun the Sheep - The Film he made with Richard Starzak . The film was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Animated Feature Film in 2016 , but lost everything .
Filmography
- Director
- 2015: Shaun the Sheep - The Film (Shaun the Sheep) together with Richard Starzak
- Screenplay (selection)
- 1987-1991: Spitting Image
- 1995–1997: Room 101
- 1997-1998: Never Mind the Buzzcocks
- 2000: Chicken Run (Chicken Run)
- 2005: Wallace & Gromit - On the hunt for the giant rabbit (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit)
- 2009: The Noobs - Small But Mean (Aliens in the Attic)
- 2011: Gnomeo and Julia (Gnomeo & Juliet)
- 2018: Early Man - Stone Age Ready (Early Man)
Web links
- Mark Burton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mark Burton on Berlinassociates.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burton, Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British screenwriter and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | United Kingdom |