Grant Buist

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location = Wellington, New Zealand
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nationality = New Zealander
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notable works = "Brunswick, Jitterati"
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Grant Buist is a New Zealand cartoonist and animator, who produced the cult New Zealand alt comic strip Brunswick from 1993 to 2003.

By the time that it ended, Brunswick was appearing in almost all New Zealand student newspapers, giving the strip the widest national distribution that a New Zealand underground comix had ever received. In celebration of Brunswick, Victoria University of Wellington erected a Brunswick Mural, and the walls of one of the library lifts was covered in a Brunswick collage. In 2006, Brunswick was turned into a series of short films for the Wellington information kiosks. In 2007 Bats Theatre staged 'Fitz Bunny; Lust for Glory', which is rated as their second highest selling show ever.

Other activities

Grant Buist writes Jitterati (a satire on latte sipping cafe values; as well on as contemporary political and social developments) for the weekly Wellington City newspaper "The Capital Times". In 2007 he was the graphic designer for Salient. He has also animated music videos for cult New Zealand bands The Shirleys and OdESSA.

Awards

*MUVIMAC Awards 2001 - Best Actor, Best Soundtrack, Best Film for Get Brunswick
*DIVA Awards 2001 -Best Kiss & Best Animation for Get Brunswick
*MUVIMAC Awards 2002 - Best Actor, Best Animation & Best Soundtrack for The Brunswick Soundtrack
*MUVIMAC Awards 2003 - Best Credits for 'Palmerston North Vampire'
*Wellington Fringe Festival Special Competition 2004 - 2nd place for Oranges Will Bring Us Together
*Eric Awards 2006 - Best Webcomic in NZ Comics for Jitterati

External links

* [http://brunswick.comicgenesis.com/ Brunswick website]
* [http://jitterati.comicgenesis.com/ Jitterati website]
* [http://diaspora.gen.nz/AboutaGirl/ About A Girl] -a recent art exhibition
* [http://brainstormlimited.com/ Brainstorm Ltd.] -a collection of international webcomics that Brunswick belongs to