Tommy Wirkola

Born

1979-12-06

Birthplace

Alta, Norway

Biography

Tommy Wirkola (born 6 December 1979) is a Norwegian film director, screenwriter, editor and producer. He is known for his film work in hybrid thrillers that combine horror, action and satire.  For his hybrid genre-focused work, he has won numerous awards and nominations. Dead Snow (2009) and Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014) were selected by the Sundance Film Festival. Dead Snow won the Toronto Dark Film Festival Audience Award and was nominated for four Scream Awards including Best Horror Film. Dead Snow 2 won him Best Film at the Horror Film Festival, Best Director at the International Fantastic Film Festival and Best Screenplay, and Best Film at Alamo Drafthouse's Fantastic Festival in 2014. What Happened to Monday was nominated for Variety's Piazza Grande Award at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2017. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Best Horror Film. Violent Night (2022) was nominated for Most Outstanding Stunt Performance at the ACTRA Awards, as well as for Best Original Score at the International Film Music Critics Awards and at the Reel Music Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tommy Wirkola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.