Biography
Andrew Lanyon (b. St Ives, Cornwall, UK 1947), son of Peter Lanyon (1918-1964), studied at the London School of Film Technique (1966-68) whilst also co-organising the Durham Surrealist Festival. Lanyon spent several years as a freelance photographer; co-producing an exhibition for Northern Arts entitled The Casual Eye and organising a major touring exhibition for the Photographers' Gallery, London. In the mid 1990s, he turned his attention back to film, the first of which to be released was Splatt dhe Wertha (Plot for Sale), a Cornish language film directed by Bill Scott which won the Golden Torc award at the 18th Celtic Film Festival in 1997. Further films include Laughing Gas, Badly Parked Car and Fairy Questions Answered.
