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Ant Timpson

Ant Timpson

Biography

Since the mid '80s Timpson has worked in every facet of the film industry; from managing an arthouse, programming for MGM, creating short film events, running drive-ins to producing television and feature films, operating devolved government film funds and mentoring filmmakers. His distribution company released specialist fare starting with Slacker in 1993. He launched the The Incredibly Strange Film Festival in 1994 that merged with the New Zealand International Film Festival. His national film competition 48HOURS with Peter Jackson as mentor began in 2003 and exposed talent such as Taika Waititi (Jo Jo Rabbit), Roseanne Liang (Shadow in the Cloud) and Gerard Johnstone (M3GAN). As a producer he created the hit horror anthology series The ABCs of Death (TIFF 2013) and the following features The Devil Dared Me To (SXSW 2006), Housebound (SXSW 14), Turbo Kid (Sundance 15), Deathgasm (SXSW 15), The Greasy Strangler (Sundance 16) & The Field Guide to Evil (SXSW 18), Censor (Tribeca 21), Mister Organ (22), Family Dinner (Tribeca 22). He recently directed the critically acclaimed feature Come to Daddy (Tribeca 2020) starring Elijah Wood. He recently directed Bookworm (2024) and two more features he EP'd & produced, She Loved Blossoms More (2024) and Ebony & Ivory (2025) He was the inaugural recipient of New Zealand’s Art Entrepreneur Award and was a Board member of the New Zealand Film Commission. His 35mm print archive is the largest personal film archive in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Auckland, New Zealand

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Celluloid Horror

Celluloid Horror

20047.0 / 10

Deathgasm

Deathgasm

20156.3 / 10

The Devil Dared Me To

The Devil Dared Me To

20075.2 / 10

Tales of the Uncanny

Tales of the Uncanny

20207.1 / 10

Family Dinner

Family Dinner

20235.6 / 10

ABCs of Death 2

ABCs of Death 2

20145.3 / 10

ABCs of Death 2 1/2

ABCs of Death 2 1/2

20164.7 / 10

Mister Organ

Mister Organ

20226.6 / 10

Turbo Kid

Turbo Kid

20156.5 / 10

The Greasy Strangler

The Greasy Strangler

20165.6 / 10

Deathgasm

Deathgasm

20156.3 / 10

The ABCs of Death

The ABCs of Death

20134.9 / 10

A Song of Good

A Song of Good

20085.5 / 10

The Devil Dared Me To

The Devil Dared Me To

20075.2 / 10

Housebound

Housebound

20146.6 / 10

The Field Guide to Evil

The Field Guide to Evil

20185.5 / 10

She Loved Blossoms More

She Loved Blossoms More

20246.0 / 10

Bookworm

Bookworm

20246.7 / 10

Come to Daddy

Come to Daddy

20195.9 / 10

Crab Boy

Crab Boy

19960.0 / 10

The Salamander Lives Twice

The Salamander Lives Twice

TBA0.0 / 10

Censor

Censor

20215.8 / 10

Violent Shit

Violent Shit

19892.9 / 10

Ebony & Ivory

Ebony & Ivory

20250.0 / 10