Biography
Tim van Dammen is a New Zealand director, writer and producer. After graduating from the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland, he began by exhibiting video work in contemporary art galleries and directing music videos. He directed more than 160 videos, including for acts such as Sola Rosa and Kids of 88, and received New Zealand Music Awards recognition for the clips.
Van Dammen moved into feature films with the no-budget Romeo and Juliet: A Love Song (2013), which he directed, wrote and produced. He followed this with the action comedy Mega Time Squad (2018), again as director, writer and producer. On television he has directed episodes of Wellington Paranormal (2018–2022) and the Apple TV+ series Time Bandits (2024).
