Thomas has sold over hundreds of feature films to distributors around the world ranging from the smallest independet films to bigger films with Hollywood stars. Thomas has sold films by Lars von Trier, Lukas Moodysohn, Thomas Vinterberg, Susanne Bier, Baltasar Kormakur, Lone Scherfig, Josef Fares, Per Fly and many others.
Thomas has also produced 4 feature films and won numerous awards. The latest film was One Point O selected for the main competition in Sundance 2004. In 2000 Thomas was singled out by film trade magazine Variety as one of Ten Producers to Watch.
Thomas was Managing Partner and producer in Klondike Film from 1996-1998, Copenhagen, Denmark and CEO of Trust Film Sales from 1998-2000, Copenhagen, Denmark. From 2000-2004 he was the Managing Partner and producer of ZentAmerica and CEO of Los Angeles based Katapult Film Sales from 2004-2006. From 2006-2009 Thomas was Head of New Business at TrustNordisk, Copenhagen, Denmark
Thomas is an expert on the new digital possibilies and has been an invited speaker/expert at the following Film Festivals/events.:
•ETMA, Strasbourg presenter, France 2010
•Slovakia EU Media Desk 1 day wokshop in Bratislava 2010
•MicroMajor Prensentation workshop Berlin Film Festival 2010
•EAVE Luxembourg 2009 Expert, Film Finance Forum
•Norwegian Film Institute 2 day workshop Oslo 2009
•AFM / WIF The New Hollywood Studio LA 2009
•Distribution U, USC LA with Scott Kirsner & Peter Broderick 2009
•IFF in conversation with Ted Hope & Thomas Mai, Toronto 2009
•European Union’s Media Desk, Speaker, Brussels 2009
•Erich Pommer Institute, Speaker, Baden 2009
•UK Film Council, key note speaker, London, 2009
•EAVE Luxembourg 2009 Expert, Film Finance Forum,
•EAVE Luxembourg 2008 Expert, Film Marketing Workshop,
•Stockholm Film Festival 2008 Expert, The Digital Revolution,
•Danish Producer Association 2008 Expert, Video On Demand.
•Sundance/NHK 2008 Jury member Int Filmmakers Award,
•Bergen Film Festival 2008 Expert, Video On Demand,
•Krakow Film Policy Forum 2008, Expert on VOD,
•Toronto Film Festival 2008 International Film Finance Forum,
•Digital Distribution Haugesund Film Festival 2008 Panel for Film Sales Agents,
•Digital Distribution Danish Film Institute meeting 2008, Expert,
•Film Workshop Nordisk Film & TV Fond 2008, Expert,
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