Anton was born and raised in Toronto where he played NCAA Division 1 soccer at Winthrop University before jumping into studying film at York University. He had his first breakthrough directing a music video for the Canadian indie rock band, The Dears – and has been directing award-winning TV spots across the world ever since. His work for clients such as Starbucks, JEEP, the Asian Games, Century 21, Big Lots!, and Samsung have been featured in AdWeek, Shots, the Addy’s, AICP Awards, Creative Cow, and Business Insider. He has also directed a number of short films. His short-doc, Aftermask, was featured in Shots Creative’s ‘Best of September 2020.’ And his most recent film, the narrative short, Break Any Spell, premiered at the San Diego International Film Festival and went on to receive recognition in over 30 festivals across the world, including the prestigious SCAD Savannah Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize for Excellence in Storytelling and was awarded Best Fantasy Short at FilmQuest.