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Tom Abrams(I)

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Tom Abrams is an award-winning screenwriter and director whose work has been recognized in both the United States and Europe, including an Academy Award Nomination, an Emmy Award, and prizes at the Berlin, Cannes, Montreal and Karlovy, Vary Film Festivals, among others. A working screenwriter for more than 25 years, Tom has written for Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, New Line Cinema, Sony, and Universal Pictures. His most recently produced projects are the family film TOTALLY BOSS (2022), WWII spy thriller O-2:DAWN OF WAR, for Nafta Films (Estonia, 2020), the horror film NAILS, for Fantastic Films (Ireland, 2017), and the historical drama THE ETERNAL ROAD for Mattila Productions (Finland, 2017). Tom's latest project is a six part mini series about Sir Nicholas Winton and the kindertransport, to be directed by Matej Minasz (2021). Tom was a founding tutor for 'North By Northwest' an acclaimed European film development workshop (1995-2005), and is Co-Head of Studies for 'ScriptEast ' (2006-2021) a development workshop for films from Eastern and Central Europe. Tom is a tenured professor in the John Wells Division of Writing for Film & Television at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts and is a film consultant and educator working in more than 15 countries around the world.
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Performance Pieces
    7.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1989
    Ben Stiller in Shoeshine (1987)
    Shoeshine
    6.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1987
    Hormigas en la boca (2005)
    Hormigas en la boca
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 2005
    Monsters (1988)
    Monsters
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Tähtsad ninad (2023)
      Tähtsad ninad
      6.4
      • story
      • 2023
    • O2 (2020)
      O2
      6.9
      • scriptwriter
      • 2020
    • L'oiseau bariolé (2019)
      L'oiseau bariolé
      7.3
      • supervising story consultant
      • 2019
    • Ikitie (2017)
      Ikitie
      7.0
      • collaborating writer
      • 2017
    • Shauna Macdonald in Nails (2017)
      Nails
      4.7
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Les Twinners et la malédiction de Souptown (2015)
      Les Twinners et la malédiction de Souptown
      6.6
      • collaborating writer
      • 2015
    • Le grand cahier (2013)
      Le grand cahier
      7.0
      • dramaturge
      • 2013
    • Tom Berenger, Vinnie Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Maury Sterling, Autumn Reeser, Martha Higareda, and Christopher Michael Holley in Mise à prix 2 (2010)
      Mise à prix 2
      5.1
      Video
      • screenplay
      • 2010
    • Monster Kid Home Movies (2005)
      Monster Kid Home Movies
      8.5
      Video
      • Writer (segment "The Gentle Old Madman")
      • 2005
    • Hormigas en la boca (2005)
      Hormigas en la boca
      5.9
      • collaborating writer
      • 2005
    • Conversations avec la bête (1996)
      Conversations avec la bête
      6.5
      • Writer
      • 1996
    • Sam Elliott, Linda Fiorentino, and Craig Sheffer in The Desperate Trail (1994)
      The Desperate Trail
      6.0
      Video
      • Writer
      • 1994
    • Les Razmoket (1991)
      Les Razmoket
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1992
    • Performance Pieces
      7.9
      Short
      • writer
      • 1989
    • Ben Stiller in Shoeshine (1987)
      Shoeshine
      6.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1987

    Director



    • Monsters (1988)
      Monsters
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Performance Pieces
      7.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Ben Stiller in Shoeshine (1987)
      Shoeshine
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 1987

    Script and Continuity Department



    • Mait Malmsten and Timotheus Sammul in Taevatrepp (2023)
      Taevatrepp
      6.4
      • script consultant
      • 2023
    • L'oiseau bariolé (2019)
      L'oiseau bariolé
      7.3
      • script consultant
      • 2019
    • Ikitie (2017)
      Ikitie
      7.0
      • script consultant and english dialogue writer
      • 2017

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • 1958
    • Spouse
      • Venla MäkeläSeptember 26, 2002 - present (1 child)
    • Other works
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    • When was Tom Abrams born?
      1958
    • What is Tom Abrams known for?
      Shoeshine, Monsters, Performance Pieces, and Hormigas en la boca
    • Is Tom Abrams married?
      Yes, to Venla Mäkelä since September 26, 2002
    • How many awards has Tom Abrams won?
      2 awards
    • How many award nominations has Tom Abrams received?
      4 nominations

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