A self made Canadian-Swiss Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Producer and Actor. CEO/ Founder of CW1 Films ()Now based in Brussels, a city full of surprises.
After acting professionally in France and the US, Dan produced, directed a host of shorts films and hosted two documentary series pilots in English, both shot in France. A humanitarian short film he shot in Haiti to help fund a street children association became the inspiration for his feature film "Bloodtype", an original thriller on organ trafficking that found funding ($4M) last year through the Belgian tax shelter system. Covid postponed the shoot.
Dan (co)wrote 6 diverse feature films, from personal inner journeys to fighting your way across the land of the un-dead.Two of them are currently being financed through a mix of European subsidies and US equity.
The original multi cultural stories are a balance of "message" and "entertainment", address the importance of diversity in cast and very likely to find an international audience.
Fluent in French. Dan Stories aim to make a difference.
SWISS MADE Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama When his despised father dies, a cynical New York writer returns to his native Swiss village for the inheritance, but the atmosphere there somehow loosens his grip on reality, forcing him against his will, to become a better person.
THE WOMAN FROM VARNA Budget: $1M - $5M | Independent ⋄ Horror A young fashion model with a mysterious past battles a 15th century old charismatic vampire who has traveled across the ocean to retrieve an ancient amulet he once owned that holds the power to destroy him forever.
"28" - EAST meets WEST modern day tale Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance ⋄ Independent An idealistic but disillusioned slacker student from China, where both of them will learn life lessons about family, awkward cultural differences and, ultimately, Love.
VY-INC - the Brussels Agency Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller ⋄ Independent 2032. When psychologically unstable Rachel lands her dream job at an agency offering customized VR experiences, she doesn’t know just how dangerous the technology can be for the clients - and herself.
Bloodtype Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller Erik’s slacker lifestyle is turned upside down when he discovers his wealthy company's charity work enables organ traffickers.