Dean Leon Anderson
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Dean Leon Anderson is a director and writer from London, England. Dean is a multi-talent, often writing, directing, producing and editing film productions. His work has been selected at several BAFTA and Oscar qualifying film festivals, including Encounters Film Festival, London Short Film Festival, Urbanworld, and Pan African Film Festival. Dean's short film Jasper was nominated for various awards, including Best Narrative Short at Pan African Film Festival Los Angeles, and has screened over fifty occasions worldwide, including the British Film Institute. He was selected by the B3 Media Talent Lab programme to develop his short film Class 15, which was commissioned and funded by Creative Skillset and stars Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Top Boy). Class 15 premiered at the Oscar qualifying Encounters Film Festival in the UK and Urbanworld Film Festival in the United States. Dean was selected for the Shorts To Features scheme by Encounters Film Festival and was subsequently chosen as a Filmmaker of Focus at the 2018 festival. He is in development on two feature film projects; a feature-length version of Class 15 and a feature film drama about the late boxer Joe Walcott.