Ant Timpson

Producer, Executive Producer


Currently in Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand

Based in Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand

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Bio

Ant Timpson was created in Auckland, New Zealand. He grew up watching films at The Crystal Palace Theatre in Mt Eden, Auckland. After being expelled from Otago University for heresy, he began a lifelong career in all facets of the film industry. Since the mid 80s he has rolled ice-creams, programmed films, produced television and feature films, run devolved funding schemes and been on the Board of the Moving Image Centre. His distribution company released specialist product to NZ audiences since 1993. His 35mm print archive is the largest personal film archive in the Southern Hemisphere. He launched 'The Incredibly Strange Film Festival' in 1994, and it is now a section within the New Zealand International Film Festival. His national film event 48HOURS began in 2003, it now attracts over 10,000 participants and features Sir Peter Jackson as mentor. He conceived and produced the anthology series The ABCs of Death for Magnolia Pictures, Exec produced local cult hits The Devil Dared Me To, Deathgasm, Housebound and has produced Sundance hits The Greasy Strangler & Turbo Kid. He is married with two children, one cat, 5 chickens and 40,000 bees.

Projects

Feature Films

Come to Daddy

Director
Screenwriter
Executive Producer

2019

ABCs of Death 2.5

Executive Producer

2016

The Greasy Strangler

Producer

2016

Brotherhood of Steel: The Cast of 'Deathgasm'

Video Playback Operator

2016

Turbo Kid

Producer

2015

Deathgasm

Executive Producer

2015

Housebound

Executive Producer

2014

ABCs of Death 2

Screenwriter
Producer

2014

The ABCs of Death

Screenwriter
Producer

2012

How to Meet Girls from a Distance

Executive Producer

2012

A Song of Good

Executive Producer

2008

The Devil Dared Me To

Executive Producer

2007

Queen City Rocker

3rd Assistant Director

1986


Television Series

48 Hours: Best of the Fest

Executive Producer

2011


Short Films

Gorgasm: The Effects of 'Deathgasm'

Producer

2016

Brotherhood of Steel: The Cast of 'Deathgasm'

Producer

2016

Blind

Special Effects Assistant

2004

Crab Boy

Director
Screenwriter

2000

Kitchen Sink

Special Effects Makeup Artist

1989