Daniel Grasskamp is an award-winning filmmaker. He is a finalist for the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards (2021) and a quarter-finalist for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship (2022).

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Cat Skin (2017) was his debut feature film, which he wrote, directed, produced and edited on a micro-budget. It played at PÖFF: The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, received multiple award nominations and won the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature Film at the Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. Upon release, the film gained over 7 million views.
 

His scripted shorts have screened at film markets at Clermont-Ferrand and Palm Springs. He also co-directed the short documentary See Again (2019), which premiered at the BIFA qualifying Manchester Film Festival.

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The BBC’s Writer’s Room placed his feature screenplay, ‘The Ark Beneath the Sea’, in the top ten per cent for their Development Programme. Channel 4’s Talent Scheme shortlisted him to direct an episode of the BAFTA winning-series On The Edge. And he was long-listed for the Creative UK and Netflix partnership Breakout. He also attended the BFI Network Writer’s Lab and the iFeature pitch sessions at the Aesthetica Film Festival.

 

Daniel graduated from the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham with a BA Honours in Film Production. He specialized in directing and shot his graduation film, Daddy and the Deer (2009), on 16mm. The film topped Shooting People’s Film of the Month chart.

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Originally from Bavaria, Germany, Daniel now lives in the South of England. His work spans multiple genres and focuses on atmospheric, character-driven stories.