Timo Tjahjanto

Timo Tjahjanto (; 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. Tjahjanto owns the film production company Merah Production. 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. Early life Timo received education at the School of Visual Arts in Australia, where he met future collaborator Kimo Stamboel. He began his career in the film industry as a freelance story board artist and photographer. He has cited Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and Tommy Lee Wallace's 1990 adaptation of Stephen King's It as his major influences. Career