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Tommy Wirkola (b. 1979)

Birthplace:
Alta, Norway

Born:
December 6, 1979

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
2005  Prosjekt Adonis
2006  Remake
2007  Kill Buljo
2007  Kill Buljo: The Beginning
2009  Dead Snow
2010  Kurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch
2013  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2014  Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
2017  What Happened to Monday
2021  The Trip
2022  Violent Night
2025  Spermageddon
2026  Shiver
????  Deathrow-mance
????  Violent Night 2

Editor:
2005  Prosjekt Adonis
2006  Remake
2007  Kill Buljo
2007  Kill Buljo: The Beginning
2009  Dead Snow
2010  Kurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch
2013  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2014  Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
2017  What Happened to Monday
2021  The Trip
2022  Violent Night
2025  Spermageddon
2026  Shiver
????  Deathrow-mance
????  Violent Night 2

Executive Producer:
2005  Prosjekt Adonis
2006  Remake
2007  Kill Buljo
2007  Kill Buljo: The Beginning
2009  Dead Snow
2010  Kurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch
2011  Help, We Are Graduating!
2013  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013  Kill Buljo 2
2014  Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
2017  What Happened to Monday
2021  The Trip
2022  Violent Night
2025  Spermageddon
2026  Shiver
????  Deathrow-mance
????  Over Your Dead Body
????  Violent Night 2

Producer:
2005  Prosjekt Adonis
2006  Remake
2007  Kill Buljo
2007  Kill Buljo: The Beginning
2009  Dead Snow
2010  Kurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch
2011  Help, We Are Graduating!
2013  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013  Kill Buljo 2
2014  Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
2017  What Happened to Monday
2021  The Trip
2022  Leave
2022  Violent Night
2025  Spermageddon
2026  Shiver
????  Deathrow-mance
????  Over Your Dead Body
????  Violent Night 2

Screenplay:
2005  Prosjekt Adonis
2006  Remake
2007  Kill Buljo
2007  Kill Buljo: The Beginning
2009  Dead Snow
2010  Kurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch
2011  Help, We Are Graduating!
2013  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013  Kill Buljo 2
2014  Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
2017  What Happened to Monday
2021  The Trip
2022  Leave
2022  Violent Night
2025  Spermageddon
2026  Shiver
????  Deathrow-mance
????  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
????  Over Your Dead Body
????  Violent Night 2

Story:
2005  Prosjekt Adonis
2006  Remake
2007  Kill Buljo
2007  Kill Buljo: The Beginning
2009  Dead Snow
2010  Kurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch
2011  Help, We Are Graduating!
2013  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013  Kill Buljo 2
2014  Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
2017  What Happened to Monday
2021  The Trip
2022  Leave
2022  Violent Night
2025  Spermageddon
2026  Shiver
????  Deathrow-mance
????  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
????  Over Your Dead Body
????  Violent Night 2

Writer:
2005  Prosjekt Adonis
2006  Remake
2007  Kill Buljo
2007  Kill Buljo: The Beginning
2009  Dead Snow
2010  Kurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch
2011  Help, We Are Graduating!
2013  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013  Kill Buljo 2
2014  Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
2017  Kurt Josef Wagle and the Murder Mystery on the Hurtigruta
2017  What Happened to Monday
2021  The Trip
2022  Leave
2022  Violent Night
2025  Afterburn
2025  Spermageddon
2026  Shiver
????  Deathrow-mance
????  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
????  Over Your Dead Body
????  Violent Night 2

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TV Production

Creator:
2012  Hellfjord

Writer:
2012  Hellfjord

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