Daniel Schmidt
Award-winning filmmaker Daniel SCHMIDT (1984, USA) took courses at the Tisch School of the Arts in New York and studied at Yale University. He worked in a variety of industries, including music production, before shifting his focus to film. His short film A History of Mutual Respect (co-directed with Gabriel Abrantes) was nominated for a Tiger Award at IFFR 2011. Diamantino (2018, also co-directed with Schmidt) won the Palm Dog Jury Prize as well as the Critics' Week Grand Prize in Cannes, among others.
Filmography
(selection) For Crying Out Loud (2008), Teen Opera (2009, TV), A History of Mutual Respect (2010, co-dir), Palácios de Pena/Palaces of Pity (2011, short, co-dir), The Unity of All Things (2013, co-dir), La isla está encantada con ustedes/The Island Is Enchanted With You (2015, co-dir), Anohni: Hopelessness (2016, short co-dir), Diamantino (2018, co-dir)