Alister Lockhart

Born Colin Alister Lockhart in Dumfries, Scotland; to Robert Alister and Alison Mitchell Lockhart (nee Kirkpatrick). Alister has an older brother: Andrew John; and a younger sister: Lynn Alison Babich. Alister's family moved to Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, where he lived on a farm until he left for university in 1990. After achieving a bachelor's degree in Graphic design at the University of Newcastle (Australia) he moved to Sydney, where he worked as a freelance illustrator, as well as producing background art with Disney's Sydney-based TV Animation Studio, until accepting the position of Art Director with games company Strategic Studies Group; working on their acclaimed 'Warlords' Series. Moving to Melbourne in 2004, he worked as Art Director with games companies Tantalus Media and Infinite Interactive, working on such titles as 'Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon'; 'Legend of the Gaurdians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole'; and 'Puzzle Quest 2'. Alister's career as a film-maker began after meeting with writing-partner and co-director Patrick Sarell, while working at Tantalus Media in 2004. Having written and directed a number of video-game cinematics, he was approached by Sarell with the treatment for the animated short 'Nullarbor' in 2006. After securing funding, production of the short began in collaboration with Melbourne-based animation house 'The Lampshade Collective'. It is Lockhart's first short film. Alister was married to Sandra Margaret Setian in 2003. They have two sons: Lucas Alister (born 8th August, 2007), and Robert Haig (born 19th June 2009). He lives in Melbourne, Australia.