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Biography for Daniel Finley

Daniel Finley is a director, photographer, and owner of Dannyjive LLC, a full service creative production company based in New York City. His past clients include: PBS, McCann Erickson, Gettys, Hilton, Me: In Focus magazine, Hush Chicago magazine, Indigo Weekly, and several independent artists and musicians.

As a director, Daniel has won awards for scripts and films including the CAAP Grant, top 10% in the Academy’s Nicholl Fellowship, and shown work at several film festivals. His directing work has been described as naturalistic, story driven, creating empathetic characters, and delivering on performance.

As a photographer, Daniel has been nominated as emerging photographer of the year by Scott Bourne and Photofocus, inducted to Nikon’s Emerging Photographer Hall of Fame, and has been published in various magazines. His pohtos harnesses mood, color, and texture to create striking and impactful images.

 

 

 

Testimonials about Daniel Finley

“Daniel’s work is very deliberate and thoughtful. It’s fresh, impactful and makes me smile. I note that Dan shoots with a filmmaker’s eye which in my opinion, gives him an edge.”

— Scott Bourne, President of Bourne Media Group

“Again, it was a pleasure working with you, and I can say that you’ve been the most professional and pleasant director that I’ve ever worked with. I loved how you gave us freedom to act the way we felt was best, but at the same time you directed us to get the best results.”

— Shirin Caiola, Actor


 

“Daniel has an incredible command of his craft and has a proven talent in writing, producing, and directing. I’ve watched as he has improved an idea, putting that final element of ‘pop’ on a piece that we didn’t think we could take any further. He’s not just creative, but also extremely reliable and well prepared. A very rare find in my experience.”

— Richard Cohen, Writer/Producer/Director at Three Color Films

“Daniel is a professional committed to excellence in filmmaking and is often modest in his assessment of his own abilities. He’s a pleasure to work with.”

— Niles Maxwell, Director, Balanced Productions, LLC


 

“I’ve found Daniel to be very insightful and a pleasure to work with. He establishes a relaxed and laid-back environment, but remains focused and diligent. He has an eye for talent and a keen sense of what does or doesn’t work, and his diverse expertise covers all aspects of the filmmaking process, from the script all the way to hands-on production. He loves making films—you can see it in his enthusiastic work ethic.”

— Boris Wexler, Writer/Director/Producer pillow-talks.tv

“Personally, I have worked with Daniel as a director and writer and can testify to his commitment to his craft and his determination to do only his best work.”

— Giau Troung, Co-Artistic Director of Pintig Cultural Group


 

“Daniel’s work ethic is of a very high standard. His performance and his attitude in handling changes have been excellent. Companies often have difficulties seeking the right talent for their organizations. I would recommend Daniel to any company.”

— Peggy Folstrom, Midwest Airlines

“Daniel was a pleasure to work with; he took last minute changes in stride and still delivered a quality product within looming deadlines. His openness to other people’s opinions and ideas added to a smooth development process and created an outstanding piece of work. His level of professionalism, creativity, skills, and speed helped make our project a success.”

— Lindie Dimmick, Co-Chairman of the United Performing Arts Fund Campaign for Northwestern Mutual