Alex Weight has been working professionally in 3D animation for the last 17 years. At such companies as Rising Sun as a Senior Animator on George of the Jungle 2, and Animal Logic for the Oscar-winning Happy Feet as Lead Animator. Following the success of Happy Feet, Alex was invited to mentor the graduating students in Media Studies at AFTRS School. Then joined Animal Logic again to accept the role of Animation Supervisor on Zack Snyder’s Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole. Alex then moved to Flying Bark to work on the tv series The Woodlies as Animation Director. During this time Alex worked closely with the writers for Blinky Bill and wrote the treatment that eventually got green lit. He was then asked to head up the project as Director.
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 present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
