David Townsend

For over twenty years, David has been overseeing projects across a range of industries with a singular driving focus; to produce the best possible quality for clients; on time and on budget.

David started out as an Animation Producer working on everything from Proof of Concept work through to straight to DVD movies, and full TV series for Nickelodeon.

He oversaw a bilingual Mandarin / English writers' room as part of his duties as lead producer on the feature MOSLEY, the first ever official co-production between New Zealand and China.

He now heads up the IP Development department at Axis Studios, famous for the upcoming Netflix musical "Scrooge", three episodes of 'Love Death & Robots', and countless other shows and gaming trailers. Axis finds, develops and pitches up to a dozen brand-new stories each year, working with a wide range of writers from around the world.

Well versed in all steps of Production management across Feature Film, Long-form TV and streaming projects, David has overseen projects from logline to final picture, including bidding, pitching and signing projects with commissioners and financers.

David is an active member of the Visual Effects Society in both London and New Zealand.

David understands and respects the crucial role storytelling plays in society today, and has devoted his life to finding, developing and telling the world's greatest stories.