Toni Weiss is an award-winning writer-director for more than 30 years, working on feature films, documentaries, short films, music videos and commercials as well as character animation.
In feature film, Toni was Head Of Story on WELCOME TO SIEGHEILKIRCHEN, an animated smash hit for Oscar-winning producer Joseph Aichholzer, and 2nd Unit Director on Oscar winner Stefan Ruzowitzky’s ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN. He is also the writer-director for the upcoming horror film DADDY, based on his multi-award-winning horror short of the same name. Recent screenplays include THE STATION, a horror film for Studio Babelsberg, 8 SHOTS, an action drama for Samsara Film, ROCK ME AMADEUS, AUSTRONAUTEN, and TOUCHED BY THE GODS, a Y/A musical adventure for Lieblingsfilm.
For the last 15 years, he has also worked as a story consultant. As a story instructor, he has taught at SAE Wien, Filmschule Wien, at True Max Animation College Kopenhagen, Illuskills, Werbe Summit Wien, Digital Future Circle, Content World Hamburg, Pixel Festival Vienna and at DFFB & both IFS and Serial Eyes, Cologne.