Animator and musician. He has played about 130 concerts in all of the main Croatian and Austrian venues. His films have been shown at different TV stations across the Europe and the Usa and at more than 160 national and international film festivals: Annecy, Zagreb, Stuttgart, Hiroshima, Espihno, Fantoche, Sao Paolo, Utrecht among others. He is also working as an illustrator and a dj.

Currently, he is working on new films and new songs.

2010 pre-selection jury member for student animation programm at 17. Trickfilmfestival Stuttgart

2009 guest lecture during "International Animation, Comics & Games Forum" at Jilin colledge of the arts animation school, in Changchun, China

since 2009 lecturer at Department for animation and new media at Academy of fine arts, Zagreb

2009 jury member at 6. Teheran international animation film festival

2009 jury member at 18. World animation film festival Zagreb

Dez. 2008 - Feb.2009 in the context of 17. international exhibition of drawings, participation in a group exhibition "To the very last drawing", curated by Vanja Hraste, at Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka, Croatia. After Rijeka, in March 2009 the exibition moved to Multimedia center Porec, Croatia

2008 35min documentary portrait on Daniel and his film making, directed by Reinhard Kofler, was broadcasted on BR Alpha

2007 retrospective at Blaugelbezwettl gallery, Zwettl, Austria

2006 guest lecture during "International Animation Education Forum" at Jilin colledge of the arts animation school, in Changchun, China
Invitation from the colledge to be honorary professor

2005 - 2008 lecturer for classic animation at Institute for Media, at Universität für künstlerische und industrielle Gestalltung, Linz

2005 two guest lectures during "International Forum for Animation" at Digital Media Design Centre at National Yun-lin University of Technology & Science, Taiwan

2004 produced animated parts for a TV advertising campaign for a state economy programe organized by the Croatian Ministary of Economy.

2004 started to organize different animation screenings in Vienna, since 2008 Trickfilmplattform at Asifa Austria

2003 animation workshop in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2002 pre-selector for animation at 10th Croatian Film Festival, Zagreb

2002 directed and made a selection of Austrian films for a 45 min. TV program on BR Alpha, a German satelite TV station

2001 workshop at International Animated Film Workshop for children, ŠAF, Čakovec, Croatia

2000 member of Young animation Jury at Stuttgart Animation Film Festival

1999 cinema commercial for Compaq

1999-01 worked as film and music editor and cameraman at TIV (a local Vienna cable TV), has been a member of Asifa Austria since 1998

1997 the first professional film production: "Kolač" ( the Cake) produced by  Zagreb film

1997-98 master year at Mkl. Prof. Attersee

1992-97 studied at Hochschule für angewandte Kunst, Wien, Mkl. für Malerei und TrickfilmProf. Attersee, animation studio leader mag. Hubert Sielecki. Graduated in 1997 with the film "Sunce, sol i more" ( Sun, salt and sea), with distinction.

since 84 playing independent orientated music in a few bands like Sin Albert, Studeni Studeni and Space Invaders. Since 2000 in Zagreb based world music band Stampedo

1989-91 studied at ALU (Academy of fine arts) , Zagreb

19.2.71. born in Zagreb, Croatia

PRIZES

2008 SHORT LIFE, special mention called coup de cour du jury at Etranges Nuits Du Cinema, La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH
2007 SHORT LIFE, 4. Animateka, Ljubljana - special mention
2007 SHORT LIFE, Animation day Croatia, Zagreb - Grand Prix for the best film
2004 ICH KANN ES MIR SEHR GUT VORSTELLEN, 1. Black & white festival, Porto - 1. prize in category animated films
2001 A FILM WITH A GIRL,13. Filmfest, Dresden - 3.prize
2000 A FILM WITH A GIRL, Matita film festival, Chieti, I - special mention
2000 THE CAKE, World animation celebration, L.A. - best work by a student
2000 A FILM WITH A GIRL, 9. Croatian film festival, Zagreb, HR - "Oktavian" for the best animation film
1999 THE CAKE, Fantoche 99, Baden, CH
- audience 1. prize
- jury honourable mention
1998 SUN, SALT AND SEA, 23.MFP Film Song & Video, Mohelnice, CZ - special mention for animation
1998 THE CAKE, 4. Diagonale, Graz, A - honourable mention
1998 THE CAKE, 7.Croatian film festival, Zagreb
- "Oktavian" for the best animation film
- jury prize for animation
1997 SUNCE, SOL i MORE, 29.revija hrvatskog filma i videa, Rijeka - 1.prize
1995 LECKDONALDS, 27.revija hrvatskog filma i videa, Zagreb - 3.prize
1994 WALZER , 26.revija hrvatskog filma i videa, Split - 3.prize
1994 EVENING STAR, 26.revija hrvatskog filma i videa, Split-1.prize