Daniel Strehlau’s Biography Note:

Jewish director, producer, screenplay writer freelance filmmaker born in Warsaw, Poland. Studied philosophy at Warsaw University, film production at the Film School in Lódz, graduated from the Christian Theology Academy in Warsaw with a master's degree. 2000/01: a Kosciuszko Foundation scholarship holder in NYC - he did research and wrote a screenplay about the life and work of IB Singer; he also received a grant for that research from Polish Film Institute. His documentary "The Jews of Warsaw", 1997 was awarded in a Jewish film festival by Judah Magnes Museum  in Berkeley, CA, USA in 1998. "Hannukah,a Double Time", (2000) was awarded during the Europe's Crossroads Festival in Lublin in 2003. He produced and directed short feature films based on his own screenplay: 'The Windows", 1996; "Misundestandings",1999; Not Enough, 2004, which was accepted by Academy Awards to the competition for Oscar Nomination found. He carries out his projects in his 'The Windows Film Studio". He is the originator and director of Warsaw Jewish Film Festival, whose first edition took place in 2003. www.wjff.pl  He is the founder of KOLNOA-Israeli Film Festival Warsaw together with AL-SEENIMA Palestinian Film Day Warsaw www.kolnoa.pl , which took first edition in April'09. He is the founder and chairman of the Foundation for the Development of Jewish Culture in Poland. The Jewish Foundation supports Peace & Culture Center: Cinema Jenin project in Palestine.

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Education:

Master of Arts in Theology and Religion science at Christian Academy of Theology in Warsaw, PL
February 1996

One year film production studies at Lodz Film School, PL
October 1997 - June 1998

One-year studies in religion science at Warsaw University, PL
October 1996 - June 1997

One-year film directing studies at Lodz Film School, PL
October 1994 - June 1995

Two years of philosophy studies at Warsaw University, PL
October 1992 - June 1994

Employment:

Freelance producer & director in own firm The Windows Film Studio
Since December 1996

Founder and President of The Foundation for Development of Jewish Culture in Poland, since 2005

Employee in the independent video store Kim's Video in New York on Ave. A., USA
Sept. 2000 - Jan.2001

Producer at Private Television TVN, Warsaw
July 1997 - Oct 1997

TV Camera operator DAEWOO - FSO, Warsaw
Sep. 1996 - Nov.1997

German Translator at SMG/KRC Poland, Warsaw
Dec.1995 - Mar.1996

Film journalist at monthly magazine Kino
Mar.1992-Nov.1993

Journalist at college monthly magazine Decentrum
Essays, interviews with film directors: Krzysztof Kieslowski & Krzysztof Zanussi
Oct.1989-Jun.1992

Foreign languages:

English and German - fluent
Russian - basic
Hebrew - basic
Yiddish - basic
Ancient Greek - basic
Ancient Latin - basic

Additional information:

Member of Isaac Bashevis Singer Association, Bilgoraj, PL, since 2007

Member of The Polish Audiovisual Producers Chamber Of Commerce, PL
since Jan, 2002 - 2007 

Scholar of The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City, USA
Aug.2000 - Feb.2001

Member of The Association Of The Independent Film And Video Makers, USA
since Aug. 2000

Member of the Jewish Association YIDDELE, Warsaw, PL
since Sep.1998

Artistic Director at Student Film Center STODOLA, Warsaw, PL
Sep. 1993 - 1997

Film Discussion Club, Warsaw, PL
May.1986-June 1996

Amateur Film Club: Motif, Warsaw, PL
Sep.1983 - Dec.1985