Tom Abrams(I)
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Director
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.
