Anthony William James Baxter is a British documentary director and producer. He is known for his documentary films ''Eye of the Storm'', ''Flint: Who Can You Trust?'', ''

You've Been Trumped ''You've Been Trumped'' is a 2011 documentary by British filmmaker Anthony Baxter. The film documents the construction of a luxury golf course on a beach in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, by developer Donald Trump and the subsequent struggl ...

'' and '' A Dangerous Game''.

Career

Baxter started his career as a journalist at

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in 1989. He later worked as a Producer at

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, the BBC factual television programme ''

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'', and at

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(ITN). In 2011, he directed his debut feature documentary, ''

'', which won best environmental film award at the

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, won the Maysles Brothers Award at the

Denver Film Festival The Denver Film Festival is held in November, primarily at the Denver Film Center/Colfax, in Denver, Colorado, now the Anna and John J. Sie FilmCenter (Sie FilmCenter). Premiere events are held in the Buell Theatre and Ellie Caulkins Opera House ...

and won the Sheffield Green Award at

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. In 2014, he directed '' A Dangerous Game'', which was nominated for the audience award at the

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and the Sheffield Green Award at Sheffield DocFest. He directed the sequel to ''

'', entitled ''You've Been Trumped Too'', released in 2016. Baxter's 2021 documentary ''Eye of the Storm'', premiered at the

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, prior to its broadcast on

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and won the best specialist factual at

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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