Daniel Maldonado(III)
- Art Department
- Director
- Producer
Daniel is an award winning writer/director and a veteran prop master by trade. Starting with the music video boom of the late 90's, he has moved onto independent feature films, working with the Art Department teams on Sundance winners: Crown Heights, The Forty Year Old Version, 2023 Grand Jury winner: A Thousand And One and the Oscar nominated, The Farewell. Recently, (2024) he completed working with the production design teams on Friendship (TIFF '24) and The Room Next Door (Golden Lion winner -Venice '24) by Spanish master Pedro Almodovar. He's worked closely with such talents as Ben Stiller, Cynthia Nixon and Paul Rudd along with Academy Award winners Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, Sean Penn and many more.
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Writer /Director/ Producer : Featured in the New York Times and on NBC News, Daniel is a multi award winning Ecuadorian-American screenwriter, director and experimental film artist, who found success with a personal practice in the several genres he's explored.
Daniel's work has earned recognition at over 100 film festivals, gallery exhibitions and micro cinemas both in the U.S. & internationally. This includes LALO, featuring Billy Magnussen which was awarded Best Short Film at the HBO/NY Latino International Film Festival.
As a Creative Capital- On The Radar Co-Artist, Daniel has also showcased his handmade experimental works at places such as Rome's Maxxi Museum BNL and Mexico's Cineteca Nacional. He completed his debut feature, H.O.M.E. in 2016 starring Mexican Ariel winner, Jesús Ochoa. The film premiered at the Museum Of Moving Image followed by screenings at the American Cinematheque , Bentonville Film Festival and at over 25 premiere international festivals. Completing its journey, the film received a nomination for Best U.S. Latino Film from the 2017 Cinema Tropical Awards along with several other awards for Best Feature & Best Director.
Currently, Daniel has just finished several new shorts. He's also developing a 2nd feature script set in Puerto Rico which was selected as a 2023 Cine Qua Non Lab and Stowe Story Lab Retreat participating project. It was a Sidewalk Film Fellowship Finalist and advanced to the 2nd round of the 2021 Sundance Development Labs .
Please see additional bio for writing/directing.
Writer /Director/ Producer : Featured in the New York Times and on NBC News, Daniel is a multi award winning Ecuadorian-American screenwriter, director and experimental film artist, who found success with a personal practice in the several genres he's explored.
Daniel's work has earned recognition at over 100 film festivals, gallery exhibitions and micro cinemas both in the U.S. & internationally. This includes LALO, featuring Billy Magnussen which was awarded Best Short Film at the HBO/NY Latino International Film Festival.
As a Creative Capital- On The Radar Co-Artist, Daniel has also showcased his handmade experimental works at places such as Rome's Maxxi Museum BNL and Mexico's Cineteca Nacional. He completed his debut feature, H.O.M.E. in 2016 starring Mexican Ariel winner, Jesús Ochoa. The film premiered at the Museum Of Moving Image followed by screenings at the American Cinematheque , Bentonville Film Festival and at over 25 premiere international festivals. Completing its journey, the film received a nomination for Best U.S. Latino Film from the 2017 Cinema Tropical Awards along with several other awards for Best Feature & Best Director.
Currently, Daniel has just finished several new shorts. He's also developing a 2nd feature script set in Puerto Rico which was selected as a 2023 Cine Qua Non Lab and Stowe Story Lab Retreat participating project. It was a Sidewalk Film Fellowship Finalist and advanced to the 2nd round of the 2021 Sundance Development Labs .
