ABOUT DANILO WIMMER
Composer | Actor | Audio Producer
Danilo Wimmer aka Q-Port – composer, sound designer and producer from Vienna. With a background in jazz, electronic music and film composition, he creates sonic worlds between ambient, deep house and cinematic soundtracks. Known for award-winning film scores like When the Woodlark Sings and solo releases like Omnia Aurealis, he combines emotion with experimental sound aesthetics.
History
- 1990-1991 Franz Schubert Conservatory – composition and jazz piano, Vienna, Austria
- 1993-1995 School of Audio Engineering (SAE) diploma, Vienna, Austria
- 2008 – Acting workshop with Stefan Loibner, Vienna, Austria
- 2009 – Film Music Composition workshop with Oscar winning film composer Tan Dun, Grafenegg, Austria
- 2010 – Radio Plays and Radio Art seminar with professor Götz Fritsch, ELAK – University for Computer Music and Electronic Media, Vienna, Austria
- 2018 – Film Editing and Film Montage seminar at the Munich Film Workshop, Germany
- 2019 – Film Distribution seminar at the Munich Film Workshop, Germany
Awards
- 2022 – Best Original Score – Award Winner / feature “When the Woodlark Sings” – Crown Point Film Festival, Chicago, USA
- 2022 – Best Original Score – Award Winner / feature “When the Woodlark Sings” – 8 & HalFilm Awards, Roma, Italy
- 2022 – Best Soundtrack – Official Selection / feature “When the Woodlark Sings” – Sydney Australian Film Festival
- 2022 – Best Original Score – Honorable Mention / feature “When the Woodlark Sings” – Florence Flm Awards, Italy
- 2022 – Best Original Score – Award Winner / feature “When the Woodlark Sings” – Stanley Film Awards, London, UK
- 2022 – Best Original Score – Official Selection / feature “When the Woodlark Sings” – New York Neorealism Film Awards, Rome, Italy
- 2023 – Best Original Score – Honorable Mention / feature “When the Woodlark Sings” – Milan Gold Awards, Milan, Italy
