ABOUT DANILO WIMMER
Composer | Actor | Audio & Film Producer
Danilo Wimmer aka Q-Port – composer, sound designer and film 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
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
