I love telling stories through images and music.
David James Nielsen was born in Calgary, AB, Canada, and resides in Apopka, FL, USA. David has made several short films since the late 1990s. Recently he won several awards for his 2021 short film AL AND THE METEOR, and his 2021 short film DAY DREAMING was an official selection at several festivals. David is also a film composer and a graduate of the prestigious Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program from the University of Southern California.
David has scored or provided music for many film and television productions including, SURVIVING CAMP ANALOG (feature film), ANNABELLE HOOPER AND THE GHOSTS OF NANTUCKET (feature film), SUPER SCIENCE SHOWCASE (films and series), THE GUEST LIST (documentary), AL AND THE METEOR (short film), DAY DREAMING (short film), RECLAIMING THE BLADE (documentary), DATED (short film), TALL SHIPS: THE PRIVATEER LYNX (documentary), A TIMELESS JOURNEY (short film), TALES FROM BEYOND (feature film), HAUNTING VILLISCA (feature film), OVERLAP (short film), THE BIG TABLE (short film), MAN VS. WOMAN (short film), THE LITTLE DOCUMENTARY THAT COULDN’T (feature film), and the television series ANIMAL EXPLORATION WITH JAROD MILLER.
Official Selection
AL AND THE LOST WORLD
Central Floridal Film Festival 2023
Mount Dora
2023
Official Selection
AL AND THE LOST WORLD
Love Your Shorts Film Festival 2023
Sanford
2023
Official Selection
AL AND THE LOST WORLD
Golden State Film Festival 2023
Hollywood, CA
2023
Official Selection
AL AND THE LOST WORLD
FantaSci Short Film Festival 2023
Sanford
2023
Official Selection / Platinum Award for Best Movie Short and Best Children's Film
AL AND THE LOST WORLD
Fortean Film Festival 2023
Glouscester
2023
Official Selection
AL AND THE LOST WORLD
Mesa International Film Festival 2023
Mesa
2023
Official Selection / Winner Best Soundtrack
AL AND THE METEOR
HEX After Dark Film Festival (Halloween and Entertainment Expo)
Calgary
2021
Official Selection
Day Dreaming
Holidays 365 International Film Festival
Orange,
2021
Official Selection
Day Dreaming
Alder International Short Film Festival
Chicago
2020
Special Mention
AL AND THE LOST WORLD
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival 2022
Athens
Best Filmmaker Fantasy Short
AL AND THE LOST WORLD
Freewheeling Film Awards - Winter 2022
London
Official Selection
AL AND THE LOST WORLD
Santa Monica International Film Festival 2023
Santa Monica
Semi-Finalist
AL AND THE LOST WORLD
Macoproject Film Festival 2023
Orlando
Finalist
Coastal Dream
Beachfront Film Festival
Online Festival / Awards Event
Silver Award for Original Score
AL AND THE METEOR
Paris Film Awards
Paris
Quarter-Finalist Selection
AL AND THE METEOR
MonsterFlix Awards
Official Selection / Platinum Award for Best WTF Film
AL AND THE METEOR
Fortean Film Festival
Gloucester
Official Selection
AL AND THE METEOR
OTB - Only the Best Film Awards
Miami
Best Comedy Short Film - June 2021
AL AND THE METEOR
Cooper Awards
Best Comedy Short Film - June 2021
AL AND THE METEOR
Cotswold International Film Festival
Cotswolds
Gold Award - Director Super Short Film
AL AND THE METEOR
Hollywood Gold Awards
Los Angeles
Official Selection
Day Dreaming
Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift
Toronto
Semi-Finalist - November/December 2020
Day Dreaming
Aphrodite Film Awards
New York City
Official Selection
Day Dreaming
Kalakari Film Fest
DEWAS
College
University of Southern California
Graduate Certificate in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television
20022003
College
University of Calgary
B.A. in Music
19972001
High School
Sir Winston Churchilll
19921995
Birth Date
April 26, 1977
Birth City
Calgary
Current City
Apopka
I love telling stories through images and music.
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