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Years active
  
2002–present

Movies
  
A House, A Home, Denmark

Spouse
  
Anna Fickle


Role
  
Film director

Name
  
Daniel Fickle

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Full Name
  
Daniel McClellan Fickle Jr.

Born
  
July 27, 1980 (age 43) (
1980-07-27
)
Atlanta, Georgia

Occupation
  
Photographer, Film director, music composer

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Children
  
Lilith Fickle, Ava Fickle

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Daniel Fickle (born July 27, 1980 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a film director, photographer, cinematographer, and music composer the founder of Two Penguins Productions.

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Film & Video

Fickle had his directorial debut with the music video for Weinland's, I'm Sure it Helps. He then directed the music video, The Portland Cello Project's, Denmark which was televised in France and featured on Vimeo, Motionographer, and Daily Motion. “Denmark” was officially selected to numerous film festivals, such as SXSW, receiving Best Film festival wins. In March 2011, the Foo Fighters chose Daniel for their "This Video Sucks" promotional campaign, to direct a video for I Should Have Known, a single from their album Wasting Light. The video premiered on the Fuse TV network. GQ Rules, a men's fashion tip series directed by Daniel Fickle, was nominated as an Official Honoree for Best Web Personality/Host (hosts: Michael Hainey and Jim Moore of GQ Magazine) for the 2012 16th Annual Webby Awards. In 2012 Daniel directed Alialujah Choir's narrative music video A House, A Home. The film went on to win eighteen accolades including Best Short Film at the United Kingdom Film Festival and New Jersey Film Festival.

Music

Prior to film making Daniel focused on music, particularly song-writing. His affinity for the latter placed him in prominent groups including the Atlanta-based band, Portrait and the New York City based band, The Station Myth. In addition to playing in bands, Fickle has composed music for award-winning films and commercials. Daniel plays several instruments including guitar, bass, piano, drums, mandolin and ukulele.

Two Penguins Productions

In 2007, Daniel Fickle founded Two Penguins Productions. Two Penguins is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Some of their clients include GQ Magazine, Nike, BlackBook Magazine, Gilt Groupe, Microsoft and Stoli Vodka. The multi-media production company produces music videos, commercials (both web and broadcast), narrative films and documentaries.

Awards

  • 2012 Webby Awards Official Honoree for GQ Rules. Best Personality/Host for Michael Hainey and Jim Moore. "GQ Rules"
  • 2011 Gold Medal for Excellence for Music in a Short Film. Denmark.
  • 2010 Best Music Video. Denmark.
  • 2010 Royal Reel Award. Denmark.
  • 2010 Best Documentary. Miracle Ball. Scored by Daniel Fickle.
  • 2007 Best Narrative Feature. A Lawyer Walks into a Bar. Scored by Daniel Fickle.
  • References

    Daniel Fickle Wikipedia