Toni Weiss

Director & Screenwriter

About Me

I am an award winning live action & animation director with a career of more than 30 years, specializing in storytelling and visual effects projects. During that time, I have directed on feature films, documentaries, short films, and hundreds of music videos and commercials.

Directing
Screenwriting
Storytelling

What I Do

I capture pure, emotional moments and convey them with a touching, feature film like narrative style that has become my trademark. As a director & Storyteller, I work for brands, for entertainment projects and digital products, specializing in a unique blend of live action and visual effects. Since 2012, I also successfully direct CG character animation films.

Commercials
I take the heart of a brand’s message and craft it into an impactful, resonant stories that connect with the viewer & lights up their imagination. I am known for being a passionate and collaborative partner working closely with agencies, clients and actors & crew alike.
Feature Film
As a live action and animation director, I have worked on narrative projects with partners like Walt Disney, Studio Babelsberg, Outfit 7, Lieblingsfilm, Aichholzer Film, Sky and Arx Anima. I am currently in development on animated feature film project SHINE A LIGHT.
Screenwriting
I specialize in writing genre screenplays, with a strong emphasis on character driven stories, both for family entertainment, drama and supernatural thrillers. I have trained with Don Bohlinger, USC, Mark Travis, Roland Zag and Alan Watts to hone my craft.
Animation
I am fully trained as a character animation director, having directed short films for Walt Disney Music and Outfit Seven, Pilots for Nickelodeon and web series for multinational brands. My animated short „You Get Me“ ist one of the most successful animated films of all time on YouTube, with 348 million views to date.

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A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

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Trust Me, I'm Creative

My expertise spans user research, Internet strategy and interaction design. My pragmatic (and somewhat novel) belief that technology must work for people helps us produce tools that create positive feelings between my clients and their customers. Which, in turn, creates positive feelings between my clients and me. Everyone is happy.

I'm creative
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I'm experienced
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I have a dream
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I'm communicative
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A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

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Contact Us

You can always reach me at +43 699 11 677040 and via mail:

toni@toniweiss.at

Please direct all inquiries for commercials to my lovely agent Susanne at:
THE DIRECTOR’S CLUB
Wilhelm-Röntgen-Str. 28
63477 Maintal / Frankfurt
mail@the-directorsclub.com
+49 69 962 00 888

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