Daniel Abrams

Director, Producer and Screenwriter

Hollywood, California

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About Daniel

Daniel Lawrence Abrams (New York City) graduated from the University of Michigan where he produced numerous theatrical productions and concurrently made his first micro-budget feature film. He subsequently produced and directed shows at the Stella Adler Theater, the Powerhouse Theater (which starred Darlene Hunt before she went on to create Showtime's "The Big C") and the HBO/Warner Brothers Television Workspace (starring Jenna Fischer before she was cast on NBC's "The Office").

Dan produced & directed Bodog’s reality webisode series "Bif Naked Bride" which went on to be named an Official Honoree in the 2008 Webby Awards.

Dan co-founded the University of Michigan Entertainment Coalition( the alumni mentorship organization). Dan has been a member of the Producers Guild of America for nearly a decade and was elected to a 3-year term on its AP Council Board of Delegates. An ever-active member, Dan has produced & moderated numerous seminars for the PGA including a sold-out panel at the PGA's 2010
Abrams' short film "The Knew-it-all" was selected for and screened at both the AOF Film Festival (Pasadena) as well as the prestigious Big Apple Film Festival (NYC).

The feature project package for "The Knew-it-all" was named a Semi-Finalist in the Producers Guild of America's PROSHOW "Producers Showcase 2011" competition. Dan produced "MINING FOR RUBY" (starring Mischa Barton & Billy Zane) and Co-Executive Produced "ON WINGS OF EAGLES" (starring Joseph Fiennes).

As of February 18, 2020, Abrams’ two most recent screenplays (“THE VACATIONERS” co-written by Grant Taylor, as well as “EXABYTE”) have earned 15 accolades in assorted international screenplay contests:
• Quarter-Finalist (Top-4% of 1600 submissions) Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope (as of 02/18/20)
• Finalist in Los Angeles CineFest 2019
• Honorable Mention: London Film Awards (2018)
• 2018 Quarter-Finalist Stage32’s Screenwriting Competition
• Semi-Finalist Creative World Awards
• Quarter-Finalist Stage32
• Austin Film Festival 2019: Second Rounder
• Beverly Hills Film Festival Official Selection (separate from BHSC)
• ISA Network: 2019 Fast Track Fellowship Top-50 Semifinalist
• Semi-Finalist (Top-25) in the International New York Film Festival
• Semi-Finalist (Top-24) in the Fade In Awards: Sci-Fi Competition 2019
• Finalist in 2018 Beverly Hills Screenplay Contest (separate from BHFF)
• Finalist in Los Angeles CineFest 2019
• Finalist (Top-5) in the Workers Unite Film Festival 2019

Gender:
Male

Height:
5' 11"

Weight:
205

Body type:
Athletic

Hair:
Short

Hair color:
Brown

Eyes:
Brown

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

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Credits

"The Knew-it-all" (2011)
Film (short) by Corpania.com Producer/Director/Writer
The Vacationers
Film Producer

Awards

Semi-Finalist (Top-24) - Fade In Awards: Sci-Fi Screenplay Competition
(2019)
Official Selection - Beverly Hills Film Festival''s Screenplay Competition
(2019)
Semi-Finalist (Top-25) - INYFF: International New York Film Festival's Screenplay Competition
(2019)
Finalist (Top-5) - WUFF: Workers Unite Film Festival's Screenplay Competition
(2019)
Finalist - Los Angeles CineFest's Screenplay Competition
(2019)
Semi-Finalist - Creative World Awards
(2019)
Finalist - Beverly Hills Screenplay Contest
(2018)
Honorable Mention - London Film Awards' Screenplay Contest
(2018)
Quarter-Finalist - Stage32’s Sci-Fi Screenwriting Competition
(2018)
Show Nomination: Emmy Awards (Supervising Producer of Sundance Channel's "The Writers' Room" )
(2014)
Official Selection - Big Apple Film Festival - Short Film
(2011)
Official Honoree - Webby Awards - for Bodog's "Bif Naked Bride" Reality Webisode Series
(2008)