ABOUT TIM BONYTHON PRODUCTIONS, VOLATILE DISTRIBUTIONS &
The AUSTRALIAN SURF MOVIE FESTIVAL ( ASMF - NOW TOURING click here)
Surf Film Production, DVD distribution, Surf film festival, Stock footage library
Tim Bonython
From the beginning back in 1981 Tim made surf movies his industry. All time Bells in 1981 was Tim’s first pro event and with waves up to 15 to 20 feet, then taking the shot footage on the road showing them in pubs & clubs was the perfect offering.
Tim created a totally unique situation running a pub & club tour up and down the east coast & back to his native town of Adelaide. Sydney is now home to Tim & his family as it has been for most of his life.
It started with Billabong earliest video’s Surfing into Summer – Filthy Habits liaising with Billabong’s founder Gordon Merchant & Vince Lawder. Then went onto create Water Slaughter & Strike Force with Guy Finlay – then met up with Bill McCausland, Jason Muir & created the Gorilla Grip video series with Gripping Stuff 1 & 2. Plus incorporated video advertising with the local surf companies with the Hawaii Nine O series. This was a yearly project taking him to Hawaii Nine Six.
In 1998, Tim went to Maui for the first time under the advise of great surf photographer Dan Merkle and shot one of the biggest swells at the now famous Jaws called Biggest Wednesday. Arguably the biggest selling surf video in sales history in Australia. Up to 40,000 units sold. Around that time Tim was employed by the US toy company Mattel and made Morey body board movies RAW 1 & 2 – The Contest then body board instructional dvd’s BIO 1 & 2. He went onto his final body board flick ‘Loaded’ – then back to stand up flicks in 1999 with Snuff – Lost in Space – Down Load & Automatic.
During that time worked with Quiksilver on many pro events including all the Quiksilver Pro Events in G-Land, Fiji, Japan, France & California.
In the last seven years Tim has found a new home in Tahiti shooting the most publicised surfing location in the world called Teahupo’o.
Teahupo’o has been a modern day melting pot of everything that makes surf film making a serious pleasure. Hence Tim went out and created the award winning documentary Blackwater – The story of a place called Teahupo’o.
In May 2006, Blackwater won best surfing documentary in the International Surf Festival in St Jean Deluz, France.
Since Blackwater in 2005, Tim made May Dayz – two incredible unique days at the same location.
In 2002/03 – Tim decided to go back where it all started and take surf movies back on the road and created the
Australian Surf Movie Festival | ASMF.
In 2006 the Australian Surf Movie Festival continues with a surf film festival that has become an icon of modern day surf flicks on the big screen touring around Australia.
The level of excellence and acceptance to ASMF has been second to none with up 28 shows selected on the national tour into 5 states.
Over the last 2 years Tim has also been hard at work creating his new project, which has become his biggest challenge to date. Called What is Surfing. Even though it has been two years in the making this project has only just begun!
You will hear more as it progresses.
What is Surfing...
Tim new up coming project to date. For more details click here...www.whatissurfing.com.au
So stay tuned …..