Filmmaking is a second life for me, and I'm so grateful for it.
Daniela Di Salvo is a Toronto based independent filmmaker. Over the past 5 years she has made 10 short films all of which have made various festival runs. Most recently, her latest short, "Welcome Home," won Best Mobile Short, Best Micro Film, and Best Director (Female) at the Independent Shorts Awards in Los Angeles. The film also won Best Sci-Fi Short and Best Director (Female) at Indie Short Fest. Her short, "It's Desmond," has also played in over 35 films festivals around the world. Daniela is inspired by the otherworldly-light and dark expressions of the world around us. The beauty, the ugly, the dark, and the sweet.
EUROPA PRIZE Micro Movie
"WELCOME HOME"
L.A. Sci-Fi & Horror Festival
2022
Best Sci-Fi Short
"WELCOME HOME"
Indie Short Fest
2021
Best Director (Female)
"WELCOME HOME"
Independent Shorts Awards
2021
Best Film Chops
I Dream of a Place
Our Future City
Mississauga
2019
Best Emerging Filmmaker
Dead North |Ghost Towns of Northern Ontario
Toronto Smartphone Film Festival
Toronto
2019
Nickname
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Birth City
Toronto
Filmmaking is a second life for me, and I'm so grateful for it.
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