Biography
Tim Anderson's career in Entertainment Journalism began when he joined the staff of the Sarasota based music and culture monthly "The Fritz" in June of 1995. From that point until its untimely demise in the summer of 2000, Tim reviewed hundreds of CDs and dozens of films, ultimately leading to his position as Film Editor, which afforded the opportunity to travel to the premiere festivals in the world, including The 2000 Cannes Film Festival. That same year, Tim served on the jury of the inaugural Kissimmee Film Slam and sponsored, with The Fritz, The Central Florida Independent Film and Video Festival featuring an appearance by one of his cinematic idols, the late Russ Meyer.
Since that time, Tim has focused his writing for a range of print and web based organizations, contributing to Film Threat, as well as positions on staff at Bloody-Disgusting, FreezeDriedMovies, Severed-Cinema and The Hacker's Source.
Behind the lens, Tim got his start doing extra work in 1992 for the Mickey Mouse Club (MMC) and in several student shorts. He studied fine art in college alongside journalism, film theory, humanities and television production. In 2001, Tim worked for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on local coverage of Superbowl XXXV and MLB Spring Training and wrote coverage for New Regency Productions.
In 2006 he co-financed and served as Executive Producer on Die and Let Live, the second feature from award-winning director Justin Channell, assisted running sound on the short film Cannibal Sisters for Gonzoriffic Films.
In 2009 he Produced the multi-award winning short film "2:22" which made its world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain to a sold out crowd of 1,200 before going on to win 4 festival awards and another 12 nominations over the course of 2009-2010.
Since producing "2:22", Anderson has branched out, Co-writing/Co-Producing and Co-hosting the "Indie Cinema Showcase" for Orange TV and a PBS Affiliate in Orlando, Florida and Hosting an monthly "FilmSlam" at a local Art House theater--focused on presenting new short films by Central Florida Filmmakers.
In late 2010, Anderson launched a new production company, Ophelia Hellfire Productions with the express purpose of shooting experimental short films in the Super 8 format. The first film from Ophelia Hellfire entitled "La Fleur de Mort" will be released in 2011.
