David Lister

David Lister is a South African-born film and television director, now residing in Australia.

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) 1990 – The Rutanga Tapes (also known as Desert Chase) 1993 – Oh Shucks! Here Comes UNTAG (also known as Kwagga Strikes Back) 1991 – Konings (TV drama) 1994 – Where Angels Tread (TV drama) 1995 – Soweto Green 1996-1998 – The Legend of the Hidden City (TV series) 1997 – Panic Mechanic 1998 – The Last Leprechaun 1999 – Dazzle 2001 – The Meeksville Ghost 2001 – Askari 2001 – The Sorcerer's Apprentice 2002 – Pets 2003 – Beauty and the Beast 2004 – The Story of an African Farm (also known as Bustin' Bonaparte) 2005-2006 – Known Gods (TV series) 2009 – Malibu Shark Attack (TV film) 2009 – Beauty and the Beast