Biografi
Thomas Miklautsch is a accomplished Director/Writer, Camera Operator, and Editor with over 30 years of experience. As the driving force behind his film production company, New World Spirits Films, he has cultivated a long time partnership with Red Bull, co-directing events like the Red Bull Cliff-Diving World Series in 2009 and 2010.
His diverse documentary portfolio includes projects like "Surrounding of the Cape Horn" (2010/11), "The Amazon Dive" (2014), and "Sustainable Life in the Amazon" (2014/2015). Collaborating with Swiss adventurer Hervé Neukomm, they captured the journey of crossing the Amazon River system with a self-made boat propelled by a bicycle, named "Pura Vida" (2012-2016).
Thomas Miklautsch's contributions extend to creating portraits of Olympic athletes for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016, Tokyo 2020, and the Olympic Winter Games 2022 in Peking, commissioned by Austrian energy supplier Kelag. Notably, he produced a TV series for Colombian channel Telepacífico and the Antarctic adventure "The Antarctic Dive" for Red Bull TV and On Demand in 2018, collaborating with sports icon Orlando Duque.
New World Spirits' documentaries, featured on international channels like Eurosport, Fox Sports, ABC News, and more, focus on nature/environment and adventure/sports, offering insights into diverse cultures. Presently, the team is working on the life profile of 13-time Cliff Diving world champion Orlando Duque, titled "Life on the Brink," and a film exploring the Lost Tribes of the Javari Valley in the Amazon.
