
Thomas Mikusz
President of White Bear PR/ Treasurer The AWFC
In 2011 Thomas Mikusz co-founded White Bear PR, a Public Relations Company, specializing in Composers, Music Supervisors, Songwriters, Soundtrack Promotions and International Film Music Festivals.
He spearheaded several successful Award campaigns, including for Clément Ducol & Camille (Emilia Pérez), Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front), Hildur Gudnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl), Germaine Franco (Encanto) and Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queens Gambit, Lessons in Chemistry). In addition, he worked on the PR campaigns for the Academy Award-nominated Best Score and Best Original Song for Everything Everywhere All At Once and on the successful campaigns for Best Original Songs from Barbie and from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. He works with composers such as David Fleming (The Last of Us), Dan Romer (Lilo and Stitch), Anna Waronker & Craig Wedren (Yellojackets), Duncan Thum (Chef’s Table), Electronic Arts Music, and The Guild of Music Supervisors, to name just a few.
Over the past decade he has represented clients at major Film Festivals, such as Berlinale, Festival de Cannes, Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival.
For the past six years he served on the leadership of The Alliance for Women Film Composers, amplifying and supporting the work of women composers.
His career is quite diverse, he has worked as flight attendant, served as General Manager for the two largest German tour operators in the US, and has been Managing Director for a Miami based talent agency, representing headline entertainers to major cruise lines.
His spare time is dedicated to hiking, nature and travel.
