10 Aug 2024

The Mixtape: Film director Ant Timpson

From Music 101, 4:10 pm on 10 August 2024

As Bookworm opens in New Zealand cinemas this week, film director Ant Timpson joins us on the Mixtape.

Ant founded the Incredibly Strange Film Festival and the 48 Hours film competition. He’s worked on 80s feature films like Queen City Rocker, and produced The ABCs of Death series, Deathgasm, comedy horror The Greasy Strangler, and Turbo Kid, winning a Saturn Award for Best International Film among numerous awards. 

In 2019, Ant directed his debut feature film Come to Daddy which has become a cult hit, and has collaborated again with co-writer Toby Harvard and actor Elijah Wood for his brand new film Bookworm

Ant Timpson on location for Bookworm

Ant Timpson on location for Bookworm Photo: www.deanmackenzie.com