Ivy Thomas (Yvonne Schwalowski)
18 years of B2B experience. 450+ successful projects. 12 published novels. An experienced film producer with storytelling in her blood.
Contact
Phone: +49 (0) 2251 / 773 99 66
Email: office@pathfinder-studios.de
Producer Portfolio: highwoltage.com
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Yvonne Schwalowski is an award-winning German commercial producer & marketing specialist as well as an international feature film producer & screenwriter (as Ivy Thomas) and a successful author of 12 novels (as Yvonne Westphal), combining creative excellence with a deep understanding of marketing.
With a B.A. in media management, she first worked as a journalist (including at the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger) and at a renowned Cologne management consultancy for well-known clients such as Evonik, where she conceived and managed one of the first German-language social media presences for employer branding.
As co-founder of Pathfinder Studios, she is responsible for project planning, copywriting and client management. Her successful novels have been published by the renowned publishing houses Ullstein, Piper, Egmont and arsEdition.
CV
1989
2008
2008
2011
2007-2011
2011-2012
seit 2012
seit 2021
seit 2008
2011-2025
born in Regensburg, Germany
Abitur (grade 1.6)
Co-founder, Pathfinder Studios
B.A. Media Management at MHMK Macromedia University (grade 1.7)
Journalist at the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger
Consultant at OSCAR GmbH
Film producer at Pathfinder Studios
Film producer & screenwriter at High Woltage
Active in local politics on a voluntary basis, including board work
Elected member of Euskirchen city council
FILMOGRAPHY
Ivy’s filmography underlines her dedication to high-quality storytelling. Her over 450 corporate films, documentaries and music videos for global brands such as AUDI, MIELE and YAYLA were shown worldwide on TV, in cinema and online and reached an audience of millions.
Full filmography on request
FEATURE FILMS
2025*
in post-production
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Empty Crib (Horror, Drama, 92 Min.)
directed by Tom Wolt
starring: Sophia La Porta, Naomi Battrick et al.
Producer: Ivy Thomas, Tom Wolt
Written by: Ivy Thomas, Tom Wolt
Camera: Tamás Méder
Production Design: Lina Jacobsen
Casting: Shakyra Dowling, CSA
Music by: Juanjo Molina, Kent Sparling
IMDb: tt21042904
in development
in development
in development
in development
The Djinn (Action, Adventure, Horror)
Pizza Boy (Action, Comedy)
The Card Dealer (Action)
Lost in Time (Action, Historical Drama)
SHORT FILMS
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Dead Line (Action, Comedy, Horror, 12 Min.)
directed by Tom Wolt | written by Fabian Appelshäuser
starring: Sammy Ounis, Sandra Kaiser et al.
IMDb: tt13975440
*** Jury Mention Sweet As Film Festival Montréal ***
*** Official Selection Chadrivari Film Festival ***
*** Official Selection Sarajevo Film Festival ***
Deine Regeln (Comedy, Thriller)
directed by Tom Wolt
starring: Leo Rupin et al.
*** Winner Audi Berlinale Fan Film Award 2016 ***
Playtime (Comedy, Family)
directed by Tom Wolt
starring: Tom Wolt et al.
*** Winner Audi Berlinale Superkurzfilm Award 2015 ***
(200.000 Views in 4 weeks)
Die Brille (Comedy)
directed by Tom Wolt
starring: Tom Wolt et al.
*** Jury Selection 99FireFilms 2021 (Top 10) (#10 / 1.612) ***
BH Ninja (Comedy)
directed by Tom Wolt
starring: Leo Rupin et al.
*** Bronze Winner Palmers Dr. Hook 2012 ***
The Fugitive (Action)
directed by Tom Wolt
starring: Dennis Madaus et al.
Happy Pills (Comedy)
directed by Tom Wolt
starring: Tom Wolt et al.
*** Jury Selection 99FireFilms 2011 (#23 / 1.511) ***
DOCUMENTARIES
2020
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Unternehmer wie wir handeln
directed by Tom Wolt
*** Winner Deutscher Agenturpreis B2B 2020 ***
Mobilität ist Veränderung
directed by Tom Wolt
*** Winner Deutscher Agenturpreis B2C 2020 ***
NOVELS
Game of Hearts – No Rules (St. Gloria College 1)
ISBN: 978-3-8458-6074-9
arsEdition, 2025
Game of Lies – No Limits (St. Gloria College 2)
ISBN: 978-3-8458-6075-6
arsEdition, 2025
Queen of Blood and Night (Rise of the Night 1)
ISBN: 978-3-492-50749-3
Piper, 2024
King of Ash and Dust (Rise of the Night 2)
ISBN: 978-3-492-50750-9
Piper, 2025
Hot like Clay (Kentucky Love 1)
ISBN: 978-3-98750-031-2
Saga Egmont, 2023
Dirty like Ash (Kentucky Love 2)
ISBN: 978-3-98750-062-6
Saga Egmont, 2024
Rough like Rayne (Kentucky Love 3)
ISBN: 978-3-98750-063-3
Saga Egmont, 2024
Fire in our Souls
ISBN: 978-3-492-50648-9
Piper, 2023
Our Beautiful Mistakes (Beautiful Seasons 1)
ISBN: 978-3-987-78642-6
dp, 2024 (re-release "Du und ich und dieser Herbst" (Ullstein, 2020))
Our Beautiful Flaws (Beautiful Seasons 2)
ISBN: 978-3-987-78234-3
dp, 2024 (re-release "Du und ich und dieser Frühling" (Ullstein, 2020))
Our Beautiful Scars (Beautiful Seasons 3)
ISBN: 978-3-987-78652-5
dp, 2024 (re-release "Broken like Us" (Ullstein, 2022))
Du und ich und dieser Sommer
ISBN: 978-3-426-51838-8
Ullstein, 2016
ANTHOLOGIES
Schmerzlos – Literatur in kleinen Happen
ISBN: 978-3956673092
Verlag 3.0, 2017
Sonnenglut
ISBN: 978-1521196762
BoD, 2017
Christmas in my Heart
ISBN: 978-3492065504
Piper, 2024
All I Want for Christmas is Love
ISBN: 978-3845862040
arsEdition, 2025
CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL
Here you’ll find selected examples from over 450 corporate film projects as testimony to Ivy Thomas’s skills in production & screenwriting.
