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ABOUT DANILO WIMMER

Composer | Actor | Audio & Film Producer

Danilo Wimmer is a Vienna-based artist, composer, actor and producer whose work unfolds at the intersection of music, film and narrative atmosphere. His artistic path brings together many years of professional experience in senior home entertainment sales roles with a steadily developed practice in film composition, audio production and cinematic storytelling.

As a composer and music producer, also working under the name Q-Port, Danilo Wimmer creates sonic worlds shaped by ambient, electronic music, deep house, jazz and cinematic soundtracks. His work is defined by a strong sense of mood, rhythm and emotional depth, spanning film scores as well as independent musical releases and audio productions.

As a sound designer, he approaches sound not merely as accompaniment, but as a narrative force. In his work for film, he builds acoustic spaces, tension and nuance that deepen images, support scenes and add another layer to visual storytelling.

In front of the camera and on stage, Danilo Wimmer brings the same sensitivity to performance. As a film and theatre actor, and as a narrator for audiobooks, spoken texts and audiovisual formats, he combines presence, voice and expression into a distinctive artistic language.

As a film producer, he develops projects that unite artistic ambition with audiovisual individuality. After contributing to the production of When the Woodlark Sings, he has continued this work since 2025 under the name Aurealis Vision, a Vienna-based film and music production company.

He is also co-founder and festival director of the Cittador International Film Festival, an annual Vienna festival dedicated to independent cinema since 2022. Across all these fields, Danilo Wimmer brings together entrepreneurial experience, technical precision and artistic openness in a multifaceted approach to cinematic and musical storytelling.


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

 

Filmography
  • When the Woodlark Sings | feature | Ana Bilić | 2022 | producer, film composer, actor, editor
  • Tea Party | short | Ana Bilić | 2018 | actor, film composer
  • About My Man | short | Ana Bilić | 2016 | film composer, sound designer, dop
  • The Hero | short | Peter Hengl | 2013 | film composer
  • Talk to Me! | short | Ana Bilić | 2013 | actor, film composer, sound designer
  • Vadim | short | Peter Hengl | 2012 | film composer, sound designer
  • Hassliebe | short | Lola Basara | 2012 | film composer, sound designer
  • Home Sweet Home | short | Ana Bilić | 2010 | film composer
  • Tripper Gore | short | Peter Hengl | 2010 | film composer, sound designer
  • The Ear | short | Thilo Schaller et al | 2009 | film composer

 

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
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