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DANIEL MONTENEGRO
P: 602-545-2304
E: Heritagepictures@theleagueofwarriors.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-montenegro-88a8b41b0/
https://www.danielmontenegrosportfolio.com
https://filmfreeway.com/DanielMontenegro913
AWARDS
Cannes World Film Festival 2023 Official Selection | Finalist
Best Indie Short (Sea Salt)
Athens International Film Festival 2023 Official Selection | Winner
Best Student Filmmaker (Sea Salt)
LA & Film Documentary Award 2024 Official selection | Super Short Film (Sea Salt)
Serbest International Film Festival 2024 Semi-Finalist (Never Say Never)
EDUCATION
Full Sail University | Winter Park, FL
Master of Fine Arts in Film Production | Diploma April 2025
The Los Angeles Film School | Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Science in Film Production with a concentration in Directing
Diploma April 2022
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE | INDEPENDENT FILMS
The New York Film Academy
2022 - 23 - Burbank, CA
(Sea Salt) Narrative Short Film | Director | Writer | Executive Producer
Genre - Drama
Oversaw every single aspect of pre-production, production, and post-production, including location scouts, Permits, Insurance, Workmen’s Comp, Contracts, Waivers, General liability, Covid-19 Compliance.
Raised $2,000 in capital to produce my film.
Personally cast entire crew of actors, extras as well as contracted out employees for pre-production, production, and post-production utilizing various industry standard platforms.
The Los Angeles Film School
2019 - 22 - Los Angeles, CA
(Never Say Never) Narrative Short Film | Director | Writer | Executive Producer
Genre - Comedy
Oversaw every single aspect of pre-production, production, and post-production, including COVID-19 Compliance.
Raised $11,000 in capital to produce my film. Personally cast the entire crew of actors, extras, as well as contracted out employees for pre-production, production, and post-production.
Directed a cast & crew of 30 personnel.
Warner Bros. Pictures | Tenet | Military Specialist (2019-20)
Paramount Pictures | Babylon | Extra (2020)
SKILLS
Avid Media Composer | Final Draft | Davinci Resolve | Pro Tools
Movie Magic | Adobe Creative Cloud | Keynote | Microsoft Office
OTHER WORK | VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Isaac School District | Teacher
2022- 25 – Phoenix, AZ
Coach Art | Instructor Mentor – Los Angeles, CA (2019-23)
United States ARMY | Corporal | Team Leader – Watertown, NY, Barstow, CA,