Daniel Fenech is an award-winning indie filmmaker from South Western Sydney. THE BLIND SEA (2024) premiered at the Sydney Film Festival as finalist for the Documentary Australia Award and won Most Impactful Film a the Portuguese Surf Film Festival (2024) . Daniel also works extensively in the short-form documentary space, in 2019 he picked up Bronze at the New York Film & TV Awards, Gold and Silver at the 2019 NSW and 2020 Australian Tourism Awards respectively.

Daniel Fenech

Daniel Fenech is an award-winning indie filmmaker from South Western Sydney. THE BLIND SEA (2024) premiered at the Sydney Film Festival as finalist for the Documentary Australia Award and won Most Impactful Film a the Portuguese Surf Film Festival (2024) . Daniel also works extensively in the short-form documentary space, in 2019 he picked up Bronze at the New York Film & TV Awards, Gold and Silver at the 2019 NSW and 2020 Australian Tourism Awards respectively.

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Daniel Fenech is an award-winning indie filmmaker from South Western Sydney.

THE BLIND SEA (2024) premiered at the Sydney Film Festival as finalist for the Documentary Australia Award and won Most Impactful Film a the Portuguese Surf Film Festival (2024) .

Daniel also works extensively in the short-form documentary space, in 2019 he picked up Bronze at the New York Film & TV Awards, Gold and Silver at the 2019 NSW and 2020 Australian Tourism Awards respectively.

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Work Experience

Director at Freelance – Various Clients
December 31, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Directed and produced brand campaigns including MPS Society “MPS Day” (Bronze NY Film & TV Awards), FIBA “Dare to Dream: Ben Simmons”, Optus Sport “brand launch and idents”.
Director at Freelance – Various Clients
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Orange360 “Extend the Weekend” (Gold NSW Tourism Awards, Silver Australian Tourism Awards), PD Pet Insurance “brand launch” (Australia & NZ), Gumtree “Cars”.
Director at Freelance – Various Clients
December 31, 2020 - December 31, 2020
PD Pet Insurance “Families” (Australia & NZ) and NRL “Ready to Play”.
Director at Freelance – Various Clients
December 31, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Dusk campaigns: “AW21” and “Rituals”; Big W campaigns: “SS21” and “AW21”; Big W “Toytesters”; Club Menangle “Miracle Mile”; NSW Office of Responsible Gambling “Macarthur FC”; Botanic Gardens of Sydney brand films (ABG, BMBG and RBGDT).

Education

BA Contemporary Theatre, Theory & Practice at Western Sydney University (WSU)
January 1, 2003 - October 29, 2025
Certificate IV in Video Production at Metro Screen
January 1, 2008 - October 29, 2025

Qualifications

White Card
January 1, 2004 - October 29, 2025
White Card
January 1, 2004 - October 29, 2025
Certificate IV in Video Production
January 1, 2008 - October 29, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services