'Bookworm' director Ant Timpson tells John Cowan about his new film and the fear that informs his work
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Ant Timpson, born April 21, 1966, in Auckland, New Zealand, is a prominent film producer and director. In 2003, he founded the 48 Hours film contest, a significant platform for emerging filmmakers.
His work has garnered notable awards, including the British Independent Film Awards Discovery Award and a Saturn Award for Best International Film, both in 2016.
Timpson also launched "The Incredibly Strange Film Festival" in 1994, now part of the New Zealand International Film Festival. His distribution company, starting with "Slacker" in 1993, has released numerous specialist films. He owns the largest private collection of 35mm films in the Southern Hemisphere and is a board member of the New Zealand Film Commission. Timpson is married with two children.
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