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Tommy G. Warren
American film director

Tommy G. Warren

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American film director
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Tommy G. Warren is an American Screenwriter, Award Winning Director and Producer. Warren began working in film and video in the 1970s. Tommy has worked on film / videos / TV with MGM and officed at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. In 2004 Tommy G. Warren founded Spiderwood Productions & SpiderwoodMagic - began creating feature Films / Videos / TV, Music and Media. Then in 2009 Warren opened Spiderwood Studios a full service Motion Picture & TV Studios and Back- Lot along the Lower Colorado River just outside Austin, Texas. Warren also is the founder and owner of T.Warren Investment, inc. www.twarreninvestments.com / Other businesses includes: Director of Bold Ventures, / Projekt 202 Dallas, Austin & Seattle.

Early Life & Career

Award Winning Director Tommy G. Warren, born Thomas Glenwood Warren, was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri but grew up in Southern, Arkansas. When Warren was 20 years old he bought his first motion picture camera. It was an 8mm wind-up film camera that he used to film documentaries and home Movies of his children. Warren started commercial shoots in the late 1960s. He worked on documentaries in the 1970s.

Before segueing into filmmaking, Tommy was well known as a pioneer in the development of State and Federal correctional facilities. His concepts in land and real estate development also left its mark on the global community and gave Tommy the reputation he still carries with him today as a fair man, but an immovable force in business. He has interests in banking management as well as is a player in the music industry. He is a notable author of several publications, as well as magazine and newspaper articles on productivity, economic development, and labor and management relations, and has been interviewed about these topics with appearances on several television and radio talk shows.

Warren has worked with major motion picture studios, such as DreamWorks and MGM, as Production Design Consultant. His years of involvement with both domestic and foreign relations made him an invauable asset on such films as "Red Corner" with Richard Gere. He also produced and wrote several documentary films. In 1996 Warren moved to Hollywood to work on a film with MGM. By 2001 Warren had an office at Paramount Studios. During that time tommy co-wrote and produced the feature film *The Inner Circle (2005 film). The film takes a dramatic focus on the healing that one relationship goes through after surviving breast cancer and as Tommy says, "it is another story that needed telling."

Warren also, developed "StoryWorld" a Media and Entertainment World that's trademarked, involved with storytelling through all sorts of Media form with StoryworldMedia.com / .net and StoryworldTransMedia.com / .net

In 2009 Spiderwood Studios Inc. was formed just outside Austin. The studio sits on 200 acres of land along the Colorado River and contains the only groomed for production back-lot in the state of Texas.

Memberships & Associations

  • Association Internationale du Film d'Animation (ASIFA)
  • International Animated Film Association
  • Annual "Annie" Awards (voting member)
  • Will Rogers Hollywood Foundation

Awards

The Flight of Magic (3D)
  • 2012 Indie Fest, Award of Merit for Original Song "Believe"
  • 2012 California International Animation Festival, Winner, Audience Favorite
  • 2012 Park City Film Music Festival, Finalist for Original Music from the film "Flight of Magic"
  • 2012 Newport Beach Film Festival, Official Selection
  • 2012 The 33rd Annual Telly Award, Silver Award, Non-Broadcast Productions for Use of Animation
  • 2012 The 33rd Annual Telly Award, Bronze Award, Non-Broadcast Productions for Children's Audience
  • 2011 The Accolade Competition, Award of Excellence in Animation
  • 2011 The Prestige Film Award, Gold Award for Short Film/Video
  • 2011 The Prestige Film Award, Gold Award for Holiday Film
  • 2011 The Prestige Film Award, Silver Award for Animation
  • 2011 The Prestige Film Award, Bronze Award for Original Song "Believe"
 "The Inner Circle"
  • 2005 'The Inner Circle (EMMA Awards 2005 best feature film)
  • 2009 Exceptional Merit in Media Award (National Press Club)
Darker Than Night
  • 2014 The Accolade Competition, Award of Excellence for Movie Trailer
  • 2014 The Accolade Competition, Award of Merit for Special Effects, non-animation/stunts
  • 2014 The Accolade Competition, Award of Merit for Lighting
  • 2014 IndieFest Award winner for Dramatic Drama Scene
  • 2014 IndeFest Award Winner for Visual Effects in a (non-animated/Stunts)

Filmography

Producer

2016 "So You Want To Make A Movie" (Producer)

2016 Unhinged (Exc. Producer)

2015 Terror Birds (Studio Exec.)

2015 Hot Air (Studio Exec.)

2013 'Darker Than Night' (producer)

2014 Templar: Honor Among Thieves (executive producer) (pre-production)

2012 Bad Kids Go to Hell (executive producer) (completed)

2012 Doonby (producer) (completed)

2013 Flight of Magic (short) (executive producer)

2010 Something's Gonna Live (documentary) (executive producer)

2006/I Mafiosa (TV series) (co-producer: post-production)

2006 Teed Off Too (video) (executive producer)

2005 Teed Off: Behind the Tees (video documentary short) (executive producer, producer)

2005 Teed Off (video) (executive producer, producer)

2005 The Inner Circle (executive producer, producer)

2003 Hip Hop Get Down (documentary) (associate producer)

2003 Inside the Inner Circle (short) (executive producer)

Writer

2013 "Darker Than Night" Thriller

2013 Flight of Magic (short) (screenplay / story)

2006 Teed Off Too (video)

2005 Teed Off (video)

2005 Teed Off: Behind the Tees (video documentary short)

2005 The Inner Circle

2006 Night After Christmas

2005 The Orphans

Director

2013 'Darker Than Night'

2013 Flight of Magic (short)

2005 Teed Off: Behind the Tees (video documentary short)

2003 Inside the Inner Circle (short)

Actor

2005 The Inner Circle (homebuyer)

Art Department

2013 'Escape Plan' (technical designer)(post production)

Music Department

2005 The Inner Circle (music supervisor)

Miscellaneous Crew

2014 Hot Air (Studio Exec.)

2013/2014 "Revolution" NBC TV series (Studio Exec.)

2012 It's in the Blood (studio executive)

2010 The Ascent (studio executive)

2009 The Overbrook Brothers (studio executive)

2001 The Tailor of Panama (source: photos - uncredited)

1997 Red Corner (consultant: production design - uncredited)

Thanks

2012 It's in the Blood (special thanks)

2011 Blaze Foley: Duct Tape Messiah (documentary) (special production thanks)

2010 The Ascent (special thanks)

2009 The Overbrook Brothers (special thanks)

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