Daniel Chomistek

Photographer (Still) and Screenwriter

Medicine Hat, Canada

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December 2012

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About Daniel

My work consists of a large number of shorts, mostly along Outer Limit/Twilight Zone style with a twist ending, an action/adventure feature, and specs for Eureka, Grimm, and Supernatural.

Everything except the Supernatural spec, (Just finished) has made the finals or top ten in at least one screenwriting competition.

Since the internet has practically eliminated distribution costs, the short film industry is experiencing a phase similar to the early years of music videos. Demand is rising and there is now great potential for shorts to become profitable.

Gender:
Male

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Ye Ol' Recruiting Station Comedy In this tribute to Benny Hill, when a military recruiter's efforts to lure a dimwitted aristocrat into service are thwarted, he panics and resorts to the tried and true method of the press gangs.
Happy Anniversary Comedy ⋄ Horror 25th Wedding Anniversaries and Werewolves don't get along.
If You Do Not Wish to Accept... Comedy ⋄ Fantasy ⋄ Horror A young man finds himself on trial in Hell, for unknowingly selling his soul two thousand three hundred and forty seven times
No Bears Comedy ⋄ Horror A young man camping with his paranoid city girl friend discovers a normally insignificant annoyance has become worse than the bears.
School Daze Sci-fi In the not too distant future, the only time students have to take finals, is if their teacher makes it to class. Alive.
How To Snag the Boy You Love Comedy ⋄ Family ⋄ Romance Parents scheme to ensure their daughter remains in love, with the boy they love.
Slave to the Bottle Fantasy In this Anonymous Help group, it's perfectly alright for members to blame everybody else.
The Golden Lily Action ⋄ Adventure A cachiered Blackhawk pilot helping a Japanese/American family reconcile over a half centry after the Second World War runs afoul of an obsessed Aussie treasure hunter, a pirate just trying to make an honest buck, and a crazed Yakuza crime lord, all of whom believe someone in the family possesses the secret to the greatest war horde never found; The Golden Lily.

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Credits

Tunnel Another Way
Film (short) by Jon Kiel Screenwriter Sentient creatures find themselves lost in a system of tunnels. With no knowledge of how they got there and almost no water to drink, they strive to find a way out.

Awards

http://www.extremescreenwriting.com/2015Finalists.html 3 shorts finishe top 12. "Fishers of Men" "Slave To The Bottle" "If You Do Not Wish To Accept..."
(2015)
http://www.tablereadmyscreenplay.com/winners/year/2015_2 "Fishers Of Men
(2015)
http://www.horrorscifi.com/2015/02/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-2015-ihsff-short-screenplay-competition/ "Unrelenting"
(2015)
http://storypros.com/5thISCFinalists.html "The Golden Lily"
(2015)
https://screencraft.org/2015/05/01/2015-screencraft-short-screenplay-contest-quarter-finalists-announced/ "How To Snag That Boy You Love."
(2015)
American Gem Literary Festival (As of Sept 29) Four shorts made first cut. A Nice Day For A Drive, How to Snag That Boy You Love, Those With No Voice, & Ye Old Recruiting Station.
(2015)
http://www.thewritersplace.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/archive/addonlist/20130530095516/ The Warred Room
(2013)
http://championscreenwriting.blogspot.ca/ "Ye Old Recruting Station" finished as finalist. "If You Do Not Wish To Accept..." and "Infomercials We'd Like to See" to Semi finals. by Daniel Chomistek
(2012)
http://www.filmmakers.com/contests/short/2009/win/ "Bait" "The Bone Pile" Dear Apocalyptic Days"
(2009)
http://www.filmmakers.com/contests/short/2007/win/ "Bayou Booty"
(2007)
http://www.moviebytes.com/ContestDetail.cfm?tab=tab3&ContestNumber=435&StoryID=3098 "Get Along Little Doggies"