Originally from Florence, Italy, Daniel Contaldo’s work has been featured at the Telluride Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival, Palm Springs Shortfest, among many others. In 2022 he was selected for the ASC Vision Mentorship Program. He’s shot commercials for major brands including McDonald’s, Ray-Ban, Carolina Herrera, Gushers, and Ugg Boots. Projects released in 2025 include "Movie & Sound”, a short documentary shot on 35mm which premiered at the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles, two narrative films at Palm Springs Shortfest (“Rent Boy” and “Chronic”), and the narrative short “Dizzy” at Beverly Hills Film Festival. Upcoming projects include a Showtime docu-series in post-production, a hybrid narrative/documentary feature film directed by Amiel Courtin-Wilson, and several narrative short films.
Based between LA, New York, and Italy.
Bookings and Inquiries
Brent Mata
brent@kismet-artists.com
For direct inquiries, please contact:
dcontal1 @ gmail.com
2025 | Palm Springs Shortfest, Beverly Hills Film Festival, American Cinematheque “This is Not A Fiction”, Hollyshorts
2024 | Sitges Film Festival, HollyShorts, LA Shorts, Palm Springs ShortFest, Venice Biennale Arte, Telluride Mountain Film Festival
2022 | Telluride Film Festival, Miami Film Festival Honorable Mention: University of Miami Short Documentary Film Award, Panic Fest Winner - “Best Short”, Screamfest, Bentonville Film Festival, Cinequest, Florida Film Festival, SF Jewish Film Festival, Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno, Montecatini International Film Festival
2021 | Sundance co//ab, Dances With Films, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, AFMX Film Festival, 42 CineFestival San Antonio, DC Shorts International Film Festival
2019 | Berlinale INVR Space, The Eye Museum of Film Amsterdam, Lamezia Film Festival Winner “Best Documentary”, Roma Cinema Doc
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