Thomas Wallner
| Thomas Selim Wallner | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German/Canadian |
| Occupation | filmmaker/producer/game designer |
Thomas Selim Wallner owner of DEEP Inc. is an award-winning German/Canadian filmmaker. Wallner was a co-founder of Xenophile Media in 2001. [1] He has worked with Rhombus Media since 1995. Thomas Wallner is a producer, writer, director and game designer working in feature film, television, games and interactive media. In addition to producing innovative cross-media properties for television, he has written and directed eight award-winning feature documentaries that have been broadcast in more than 30 countries.
A leading figure in the creation of participatory narratives he brought the underground genre of Alternate Reality Gaming into the Television mainstream, culminating in Xenophile Media’s Emmy Award winning Fallen and Regenesis.
In 2007 Wallner developed the story concept for Late Fragment, Canada’s first interactive feature drama produced by the NFB and the Canadian Film Centre.
Thomas is a recipient of numerous honours including two Emmy Awards with a total of five nominations, three Geminis, a Rose d’Or, two SXSW Interactive Awards, two Webbys and two CNMA’s.
He was nominated for Interactive Producer of the Year at the 2011 CNMA awards.
His documentary, The Guantanamo Trap won the Special Jury Prize at the 2011 Hot Docs film festival.
Wallner described being put on the "no-fly list" in 2005, after declining to submit to an iris-scan when he tried to travel to the USA. He stated this was his inspiration for The Guantanamo Trap.
Gardenia (2012) – Writer, Director - (In Production) The feature documentary captures the moving story of a group of ageing drag queens and transsexual artists who set out one last time to live the glamorous life of the famous.
The Guantanamo Trap (2011) - Writer, Director – Theatrical Feature Documentary (Swiss, German, Canadian co-production) that tells stories from the U.S. detention camp, not only from the perspective of the captives, but also the captors. Hot Docs World Premiere. 2011 Hot Docs special Jury Prize. 2011 Cinefest NFB best Canadian Feature Doc Award.
Inside Hana’s Suitcase (2009) -Writer - Theatrical Feature Documentary about Hana Brady who was a young girl murdered in Auschwitz.
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