Ant Timpson | |
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 Timpson at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Come to Daddy in 2019 | |
| Born | 21 April 1966 New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Ant Timpson (born 21 April 1966) is a New Zealand film producer and director, best known for producing The ABCs of Death series, Turbo Kid , Deathgasm and The Greasy Strangler . He founded and hosts the 48Hours film contest. [1]
In 2003, Timpson founded the annual 48Hours film challenge, a New Zealand-based competition where teams of filmmakers create a short film in 48 hours. [2] Taika Waititi and Te Radar won in the festival's first year. [3]
The film Turbo Kid originated as a submission for the "T" segment in ABCs of Death . Though not selected, Timpson was impressed and approached the filmmakers to expand it into a feature. [4] Timpson got Elijah Wood and his production company, SpectreVision, involved in producing The Greasy Strangler . [5]
In 2016, he won the British Independent Film Awards Discovery Award. [6] Also in 2016, he won a Saturn Award for Best International Film. [7]
In January 2017, it was announced Timpson would produce a new horror anthology, The Field Guide to Evil , consisting of eight directors, each from a different nation. [8] The crowdfunded project is unique in that it will allow backers the opportunity to have equity investment. [9]
In 2019, his debut feature film Come to Daddy premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film has a score of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
His 2024 film Bookworm premiered as the opening film of the 2024 Fantasia International Film Festival. [10]
Timpson grew up in Auckland and briefly studied at University of Otago intent on being a lawyer before dropping out. [2]
Timpson believes censorship systems are archaic and started a fundraiser for a teacher who was fired for showing one of his films in her class. [1]
He owns the biggest private collection of 35mm films in the Southern Hemisphere. [2]
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