Filmmaker DANIEL KORB's Biography

Award-winning filmmaker Daniel Korb entered the entertainment industryat age 5 when he appeared on stage for the first time. Since then he hasacted in, directed, written, edited, or shot hundreds oftelevision shows, commercials, music & corporate videos, filmsvideo games, & theatrical productions.

By the age of 13, Korb was already a seasoned performer, having acted indozens of productions. Accepting an invitation to star in a short filmproduced by a local video class, his passion for working on the otherside of the camera was ignited. Not only did he enroll in the class, hewrote, directed, and edited the class' short film which went on to winthe California Short Video Contest. Korb devoted his ample energiesto learning every aspect of filmmaking. He gained experience interningat various Northern California production companies, meanwhileediting, writing, directing, staring in & shooting his own productions.By 16, Korb had won numerous awards and was working consistentlyas a cameraman, director & editor.

When he was just 18, Korb became Creative Director for The BroadcastProduction Group, a leading Bay Area production company. Meanwhile hepursued his career as an actor on the side. Korb's acting career tookoff quickly, but ended abruptly when he broke his back in a theatreaccident. Two surgeries and two years later, Korb's total focus was ondirecting and writing. His short film, Hurdy Gurdy was a major success,winning film festivals and opening doors to Hollywood.

Korb moved to New York in 1998 and became involved in the theatrecommunity, studying with some of the best teachers, including anintensive training program taught by Oscar-winning directorMike Nichols (The Graduate, Primary Colors, The Birdcage, WorkingGirl). He also studied with Alfred Molina at Uta Hagen's HB studios.His experience in New York helped him to gain a mastery in the art of story telling, both as director & writer. Korb's insightinto the acting process has significantly benefited him in directinga wide variety of actors. In 2002 Korb moved to Los Angeles wherehe directed commercials and music videos and edited such shows asthe Emmy nominated "The Apprentice", Ashten Kucher's "Beauty and theGeek", Oprah Winfrey's new reality show, "The Big Give" and the openingof "Die Hard 4."

Korb has been recognized for his multi-faceted skills with numerousdistinguished entertainment industry awards, including the Lumiere Awardin the category of Best Film at the New Orleans Film Festival. His short film, Hurdy Gurdy was also an official entry at the New YorkInternational Independent Film & Video Festival, The TorontoInternational Comedy Film Festival, & garnered his star the award forBest Actor at the Slum Dance Film Festival in Park City. Korb'scommercial for Novell, which he directed, edited, produced, andco-wrote won Best Television Commercial at the prestigiousJoey Awards.

Korb's commercial PCI Passion was given three Telly awards;Best Commercial, special effects, and score. In addition, Korbwon the awards for Best Director, Best Achievement, &Best Editor at the International Monitor Awards in the categoryof Non-Broadcast Educational with Health Careers. Moreover, Korb'sHealth Careers also garnered the award for Best Educational at the CindyAwards & two Awards of Excellence for Camera Work &General Educational at the Joey Awards.

Korb's screenplay, "Marry Me!" was a quarterfinalist for the Nicholl Fellosship, Scriptapalooza, Storypros, and the Silverscreenwriting competitions. Korb has adapted Marry Me! into a musical comedy with his brother, rocker, Darren Korb.

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