Ant Timpson
| Ant Timpson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 April 1966 New Zealand |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Ant Timpson (born 21 April 1966) is a New Zealand producer best known for producing The ABCs of Death series, Turbo Kid, Deathgasm and The Greasy Strangler. He founded and hosts the 48Hours film contest.
In 2003, Timpson founded the annual 48Hours film challenge, a New Zealand competition in which teams of filmmakers create a short film in 48 hours.Taika Waititi and Te Radar won in the festival's first year.
The film Turbo Kid originated as a submission for the "T" segment in ABCs of Death. Though it wasn't selected, Timpson was impressed and approached the filmmakers to expand their idea into a feature. Timpson sent his friend, Elijah Wood, the script for The Greasy Strangler, which got him involved in producing with his production company, SpectreVision.
In 2016, he won the British Independent Film Awards Discovery Award. Also in 2016, he won a Saturn Award for Best International Film.
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. The crowdfunded project is unique in that it will allow backers the opportunity to have equity invest.
Timpson grew up in Auckland and briefly studied at University of Otago intent on being a lawyer before dropping out.
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.
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