Deane Taylor’s darkly humorous gothic style makes him the most distinctive concept artist and production designer working in the international world of animation today. Deane is the Annie-winning Art Director of the Oscar-nominated feature, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas and the Annie-nominated Cow and Chicken. Deane has also worked on several high quality television series including The Ren and Stimpy Show. Deane has completed concept art, design and production design on a host of both independent and major US studio productions, European and Australian animated features, television series, games, book design and book illustration. Deane is the Director of The Blinky Bill Movie alongside co-directors Alexs Stadermann, Noel Cleary and Alex Weight.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
