Born and raised in Victoria BC on the unceded traditional territory of the Lekwungen-speaking people, screenwriter and script consultant Daniel Hogg is a storyteller at heart whose award-winning projects have screened around the globe.
As a producer, his first feature, Two 4 One, picked up several best picture and audience awards from LGBTQ festivals, and his second feature, The Devout, won seven Leo awards, including best picture, and earned a nomination for the John Dunning Discovery Award from the Canadian Screen Awards. In 2018, he was named to Telefilm Canada’s inaugural Talent to Watch program.
A two-time Leo-nominated screenwriter, Daniel studied screenwriting though UCLA’s Professional Program in Screenwriting, the National Screen Institute of Canada, and the University of Victoria. A finalist in the Praxis Screenplay Competition, and a semi-finalist in Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition, he is currently developing several screenplays and working as a story editor for several projects in development.
Floodplain Drama Rafting a Rocky Mountain floodplain, a small town teen must learn to let go of his high school sweetheart when she tells him she's leaving for college.Directed by Jeremy Lutter. Starring Cameron Bright (The TWILIGHT Saga), Sarah Desjardins (CLUE), Quinn Lord (TRICK 'R TREAT), and Katelyn Mager (PERCY JACKSON: THE SEA OF MONSTERS). Based on the short story FLOODPLAIN by D. W. Wilson.
A Seasonal Affair (Short) Comedy A man desperately tries to reignite lost romance with his wife, a woman strangely fixated on preparing for Christmas— in the days before Hallowe'en. (15 pgs, available)
Night of the Unwed (Short) Comedy ⋄ Horror A nerdy scientist battles cold feet and colder bodies on the night of his bachelor party. (5 pg, Produced)
Gord's Brother
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Film (short)
by Broken Mirror Films
Producer
The Devout
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Film
by Hoggwild Films / Clownbog Studios / Verhagen Entertainment (Drama)
Executive Producer After his terminally-ill four-year old daughter's stories suggest she had a past life, a Christian schoolteacher experiences a profound crisis of faith. Obsessively seeking answers, he risks his marriage and his last remaining days with his child to determine if she has lived before, and will live again.
No Breath Play
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Film (short)
by Stacey Ashworth
Executive Producer
Two 4 One
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Film
by Hoggwild Films / Sugar Shack Films / Viddywell Films (Comedy and Drama)
Producer When transgendered Adam helps his baby-crazy ex-girlfriend Miriam artificially inseminate, they wind up in bed together-- and they both get pregnant. Now Adam must reconcile his identity with his biological reality, grapple with his feelings for Miriam, and try to figure out what it means to be a man.
6:06
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Film (short)
by Broken Mirror Films / Dir. Jeremy Lutter
Producer
Floodplain
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Film (short)
by Broken Mirror Films / Dir. Jeremy Lutter
Writer / Producer
Woodrow Without Evelyn
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Film (short)
by Hoggwild Films
Writer / Director
Behind the Scenes: Victoria - Standard of Living (Short Documentary)
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Film (short)
by Hoggwild Films / The Victoria Foundation
Writer / Director
How Socrates Bought the Farm
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Film (short)
by Writer's Room Productions
Producer
Joanna Makes a Friend
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Film (short)
by Broken Mirror Films / Like Minded Media
Story Editor
Freshman's Wharf (Web Series)
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Film (short)
by Writers Room Productions
Producer
Night of the Unwed (Short)
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Film (short)
by Jungle Media / Dir. Alison Parker (Comedy and Horror)
Writer On the night of his bachelor party, a nerdy scientist battles cold feet and colder bodies.
Leo Award, Best Motion Picture
(2016)
Golden Sheaf Nominee, Best Drama
(2015)
Leo Nomination, Best Motion Picture
(2015)
Leo Nomination, Best Screenwriting in a Short Drama
(2014)
Leo Nomination, Best Short Drama
(2014)
Leo Nomination, Best Music Video
(2014)
Telefilm Canada Microbudget Feature Fund
(2014)
Movie Central Script-to-Screen Development Award
(2012)
NSI Drama Prize
(2012)
Leo Nomination, Best Screenwriting in a Short Drama
(2012)
Finalist, Praxis Screenplay Competition
(2012)
Semi-Finalist, American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition
(2012)
Leo Award, Best Web Series
(2011)
UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting
(2004)
Univeristy of Victoria, BFA in Writing
(2004)