Andrew Lancaster
Director  ·  Composer
Directing — Selected Work
The Art of Sound — Ep1 Preview
The Art of Sound — Ep1 Preview
The Art of Sound — EP2 PT1 Khurangbin Trailer
The Art of Sound — EP2 PT1 Khurangbin Trailer
The Art of Sound — EP2 PT2 Alok Trailer
The Art of Sound — EP2 PT2 Alok Trailer
Accidents Happen — Teaser w Geena Davis
Feature Film // Accidents Happen — Teaser w Geena Davis
Joud — Trailer
Feature Documentary // Joud — Trailer
The Lost Aviator — Trailer
Feature Documentary // The Lost Aviator — Trailer
Director Reel — Choreography
Director Reel // Choreography
What You See is What You Get
What You See is What You Get — The Magnetic Heads
Custard — Funky Again
Music Promo // Custard — Funky Again
UNITY — Open Works
UNITY — Open Works
Showtime Trailer
Showtime Trailer 60’
Magnetic Heads — The Street
Music Promo // Magnetic Heads — ‘The Street’
Jagwar Ma — Come Save Me
Music Promo // Jagwar Ma — ‘Come Save Me’
Rexona — Adam Goodes
TVC // Rexona ‘Adam Goodes’ // Photoplay Films
The Wednesday Night — The Perfect Scene
Music Promo // The Wednesday Night — ‘The Perfect Scene’
Levis Curve ID
TVC // Levi’s ‘Curve ID’ // Photoplay Films
Womens Cricket World Cup
TVC // Women’s Cricket World Cup // Chrome
RTA Speed Kills
TVC // Road & Traffic Authority — Speed Kills
Directing
Accidents Happen — Trailer w Geena Davis
Feature Film // Accidents Happen w Geena Davis — Trailer
Accidents Happen — Teaser w Geena Davis
Feature Film // Accidents Happen — Teaser w Geena Davis
The Art of Sound Ep1 Preview
The Art of Sound — Ep1 Preview
The Art of Sound — EP2 PT1 Khurangbin Trailer
The Art of Sound — EP2 PT1 Khurangbin Trailer
The Art of Sound — EP2 PT2 Alok Trailer
The Art of Sound — EP2 PT2 Alok Trailer
Joud — Trailer
Feature Documentary // Joud — Trailer
Joud Traces — Excerpt
Feature Doc // Joud ‘Traces’ — Excerpt
The Lost Aviator — Trailer
Feature Documentary // The Lost Aviator — Trailer
thelostaviator.com
Sothebys Mark Hix
Sotheby’s — Mark Hix Contemporary Art
Save Soho Pasquale
Save Soho — Pasquale
Sonya Ryan Australian of the Year
Sonya Ryan — Australian of the Year
Town of Speed Gabby
Town of Speed — Gabby
TVC Flickerfest
TVC // Flickerfest
Levis Curve ID
TVC // Levi’s ‘Curve ID’ // Photoplay Films
Rexona Adam Goodes
TVC // Rexona ‘Adam Goodes’ // Photoplay Films
TUI Tours Cape Town
TVC // TUI Tours Cape Town // Chrome Productions
Womens Cricket World Cup
TVC // Women’s Cricket World Cup // Chrome
Zariot
TVC // Zariot
Krugerrand Legacy
TVC // Krugerrand ‘Legacy’
Vicks Vapour Fresh Fish
TVC // Vicks Vapour ‘Fresh Fish’ // Photoplay Films
RTA Speed Kills
TVC // Road & Traffic Authority — Speed Kills
UNITY — Open Works
UNITY — Open Works
Heart Attacks — Custard
Heart Attacks — Custard
Someday — Custard
Someday — Custard
The Bay Fire — Jackson Milas
The Bay Fire — Jackson Milas
What You See is What You Get
What You See is What You Get — The Magnetic Heads
Custard — Funky Again
Music Promo // Custard — Funky Again
Magnetic Heads — The Street
Music Promo // Magnetic Heads — ‘The Street’
Jagwar Ma — Come Save Me
Music Promo // Jagwar Ma — ‘Come Save Me’
The Wednesday Night
Music Promo // The Wednesday Night — ‘The Perfect Scene’
Director Reel — Choreography
Director Reel // Choreography
Universal Appliance Co
Short Film // Universal Appliance Co — AFI Best Sound
Palace Cafe
Short Film // Palace Cafe — Gold Plaque Chicago
In Search of Mike
Short Film // In Search of Mike — Sundance / Dendy Award
Composer
The Vile — Trailer
Composer // The Vile — BFI London Film Festival 2025
Inshallah a Boy
Composer // Inshallah a Boy
LEGO Technic Hack the Pullback
Composer // LEGO Technic — Hack the Pullback
I Am You Feature Film Trailer
Composer // I Am You — Feature Film Trailer
McCafe
Composer // McCafe
Ladylucks TVC
Composer // Ladylucks TVC
Ferrari Race to Immortality
Composer // Ferrari: Race to Immortality — Feature Doc
Ahmad Tea
Composer // Ahmad Tea
Melbourne New Year Drone
Composer // Melbourne New Year Drone
Zariot
Composer // Zariot
Biography

Andrew Lancaster is a multiple award-winning Australian director and composer based in London and Sydney.

His unique directing style combines cinematic vision and natural performances with a strong emphasis on music, sound, choreography and rhythm.

Andrew’s debut feature Accidents Happen (starring Geena Davis) premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2009, winning awards at Giffoni Italy, Sitges Spain, and the Netherlands. His second feature The Lost Aviator premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and Miami IFF, with a Special Jury Mention at the Sydney Film Festival. His feature documentary Joud — a cinematic journey through Arabia — was released in 2019 with a live score performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra.

Andrew graduated from AFTRS in 1994 where he directed and composed Palace Cafe and Universal Appliance Co., between them winning fifteen awards worldwide. In 2001 his short film In Search of Mike had its World Premiere at Sundance, winning the Dendy Award and the prestigious Rouben Mamoulian Award at the Sydney Film Festival. In 2002 he received the Best Rising Talent award at the IF Awards.

In 2010 he founded Sonar Music and joined Photoplay Films as a commercial director. He won the 2012 AACTA Award for Best Original Music for The Hunter (with Willem Dafoe). He has also won two ARIA Awards for Best Australian Music Video.

Andrew Lancaster
Andrew Lancaster on set
Selected Awards
Directing
Town of Speed — TVC
Gold — New York Festival Awards
2× Silver CLIOs · 2× Gold ADMA
Gold — Spikes Asia
In Search of Mike
Rouben Mamoulian Award — Sydney Film Festival
Dendy Award — Sydney Film Festival
World Premiere — Sundance
Accidents Happen
Special Jury Award — Giffoni Film Festival
Silver Audience Award — Sydney Film Festival
Nominated Best Film — Sitges
Palace Cafe
Gold Plaque — Chicago International Film Festival
Dendy Award — Sydney Film Festival
Music & Sound
The Hunter
AACTA Award — Best Original Score
Universal Appliance Co.
AFI Award — Best Sound in Non-feature Film
Golden Reel Award USA
ARIA Awards
Best Australian Video — Custard ‘Girls Like That’
Best Australian Video — You Am I ‘Soldiers’
Palace Cafe
Ampex Award for Audio Excellence
Best Soundtrack — Dakino Bucharest
Andrew Lancaster
Representation

Based in London & Sydney. Available for feature film, documentary, commercial and music promo work worldwide.

Director — TVC
Wild Media
wildmedia.com.au
Director — Long Form
Cameron Creswell Agency
Needeya Islam
needeya.islam@cameronsmanagement.com.au
Music
Sonar Music
Sophie Haydon
sophie@sonarmusic.com.au  ·  sonarmusic.com.au
Get in Touch
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