Timo Tjahjanto

Timo Tjahjanto
Born
Timothy Tjahjanto

(1980-09-04) 4 September 1980 (age 44)
Wilhelmshaven, West Germany
CitizenshipIndonesia
Alma materSchool of Visual Arts, Australia
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active2007–present
SpouseSigi Wimala (m. 2019-2021)
Children2
AwardsMaya Award for Best Director (2018)

Timo Tjahjanto (Indonesian: [tʃahˈjanto]; born Timothy Tjahjanto; 4 September 1980) is an Indonesian film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his film works mostly on the horror and action genres.[1] Tjahjanto owns the film production company Merah Production.[2]

Apart from directing, producing, and writing story for his own films, Tjahjanto is also known as one half of The Mo Brothers with friend and fellow filmmaker Kimo Stamboel. The duo received a Citra Award nomination for Best Director in 2016 for Headshot while Tjahjanto himself won the Maya Award for Best Director in 2019 for May the Devil Take You.

  1. ^ "Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto and the New Indonesian Extreme". 5 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Merah Production". filmindonesia.or.id. Retrieved 2021-01-22.