Tim Russell is an award-winning Writer & Producer in Film, TV, Podcasts and Advertising.
 

Tim's feature debut VOLCANO MAN premiered at the 70th Melbourne International Film Festival. Directed by James Crawley and written by Crawley, Russell and Steven Sander, the film won the AWGIE for Best Writing in a Feature Documentary from the Australian Writers Guild 2024. It was made as part of the prestigious MIFF Premiere Fund and is a co-production between Pivot Studios and GoodThing Productions (NITRAM, AUSTRALIAN DREAM).

 

Following the success of VOLCANO MAN, Tim was selected by the Australian Screen Producers Association as an emerging producer in Ones to Watch 2023. As part of the program, Tim was mentored on a scripted TV show by Curio Pictures executive producer Jo Porter (THE ARTFUL DODGER, WENTWORTH, PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK). He is in development on two scripted shows, a feature documentary and a narrative feature film.

 

Tim developed his craft by producing award-winning short films including HIGHWAY, written & directed by Vanessa Gazy (ECHOES, EDEN). HIGHWAY was nominated for Best Direction in a Short Film by the Australian Directors Guild, sold to Amazon Prime and HBO Europe, and was optioned by Goalpost Pictures (THE INVISIBLE MAN). Tim's original podcast THE ELEMENTS was optioned by Wildbear Entertainment (STUFF THE BRITISH STOLE) to adapt into the TV show. 

Tim also freelances in advertising, producing broadcast commercials, music videos, digital content and podcasts for Entropico (ONEFOUR: Against All Odds), Mint Films, Common Ventures, Paper Moose and Cobox. Clients include Google, Square, Tourism Australia, Accenture and Tourism NT. Entropico's MO-GAL WEBIN-YA! for Square, directed by Adult Swim alumni Henry Stone and starring comedian Danielle Walker, was nominated for Best Direction in Commercial Content by the Australian Directors Guild in 2023.