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Tim Sanders | |
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| Nationality | New Zealand [1] |
| Occupation | Film producer [2] |
Tim Sanders is a New Zealand film producer. [3] [4] [5]
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Tim Sanders | |
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| Nationality | New Zealand [1] |
| Occupation | Film producer [2] |
Tim Sanders is a New Zealand film producer. [3] [4] [5]
Tim Sanders was born in Adelaide, Australia. He studied film as part of an arts degree at Flinders University in the 1970s. [6]
Sanders has won two BAFTAs, an MTV award, an AFI award, and has received a Golden Globe Award nomination. [7]
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