Daniel Shehata

Daniel Shehata
Shehata in January 2023
Born	(1985-03-21) 21 March 1985 (age 40) Vienna, Austria
Alma mater	De Montfort University
Occupations	Film director producer screenwriter businessman engineer
Years active	2009–present
Children	1

Daniel Shehata is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. ^{[1] [2]} His debut film is a British neo-noir crime drama titled The Nautilus Mutiny , which won several critical awards. ^[3]

Shehata holds an MA degree in filmmaking from the De Montfort University in Leicester, UK where he has been awarded the Best Postgraduate Student Prize in 2022. ^[4]

Together with Bobby D'Buze, Shehata is currently directing Modern Audience - a feature length dramedy that deals with the life of protagonist Billy Baum, a screenwriter of past glory who is overwhelmed by a major studio's demand for a screenplay that would appeal to their modern audience. ^[5]

References

1. Genova, Christina. "Rasant und glamourös: Der Debütfilm des St.Gallers Daniel Shehata "The Nautilus Mutiny"". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
2. Christler, Matthias (12 September 2022). "Tiroler Filmemacher Daniel Shehata: Gauner, Geschäfte und Gefühle". Tiroler Tageszeitung (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
3. Thurner, Samuel (26 August 2022). "Preisregen für Tiroler nach Debüt als Regisseur". Kronen Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
4. Spielbichler, Veronica. "Filmemacher mit Wörgler Wurzeln räumt Jury-Preise ab". vero online (in German). Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
5. Shehata, Daniel. "New Film 2024". battersea power films . Retrieved 25 April 2024.