Danny Buday is an award-winning filmmaker who wrote, directed, and
produced the feature film Five Star Day, starring Cam Gigandet

Cam Gigandet

Cam Joslin Gigandet is an American actor, whose roles have included Twilight, The O.C., Never Back Down, The Roommate, Burlesque and Priest.- Career :...

 and Jena Malone

Jena Malone

Jena Malone is an American actress and musician who has appeared on television, in films, and on Broadway. She made her movie debut with the film Bastard Out of Carolina , and has appeared in films including Contact , Stepmom , Donnie Darko , Saved! , Into the Wild , and Sucker Punch .Malone is...

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Five Star Day won the Jury Award for 'Best Feature' at the prestigious 2010
Stony Brook Film Festival

Stony Brook Film Festival

The Stony Brook Film Festival, produced by Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University, presents a program of new, independent films every summer since 1996. Features and short films from the U.S. and around the world are screened over ten days at Staller Center, which has been the venue...

 and was honored as the Opening Night Gala Film at the 2010
Newport Beach Film Festival

Newport Beach Film Festival

The Newport Beach Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Newport Beach, California, that showcases more than 350 films to more than 30,000 attendees annually....

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Career

As an alumnus of the American Film Institute

American Film Institute

The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...

 (AFI) masters directing program, Danny Buday wrote,
directed, and composed the score for the AFI award-winning thesis film Dependency,
which was recognized as an official selection of the Los Angeles International Short Film
Festival, the Plus Camerimage International Film Festival, an official nominee of the
A.S.C. Heritage Cinematography Award, and voted 'Best Student Film' of the Dallas
Deep Ellum Film Festival. Danny also directed a second thesis film
for AFI, a 1940’s musical entitled The Name of the Game.
After graduating from AFI, Danny was hired to write the teen action/thriller Kennedy High for Barry
Josephson’s company Josephson Entertainment (Enchanted, Bones) and wrote an early draft of the highly acclaimed adaptation ‘Veronika Decides To Die’ for
author Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist) and producer Sriram Das. Danny was subsequently hired to
write for Academy Award nominated producer Michael O’Hoven (Capote). Danny has an MFA in directing from the American Film Institute

American Film Institute

The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...

 (AFI) and a bachelor’s
degree in Business Marketing from California State University at Long Beach

California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment...

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Filmography

Kennedy High - Feature Film - Action/Thriller - Virtu* Entertainment - 2010/2011

Five Star Day - Feature Film - Drama - Inferno Distribution - 2009/2010

• Starring Cam Gigandet
  Cam Gigandet
  Cam Joslin Gigandet is an American actor, whose roles have included Twilight, The O.C., Never Back Down, The Roommate, Burlesque and Priest.- Career :...
  
   and Jena Malone
  Jena Malone
  Jena Malone is an American actress and musician who has appeared on television, in films, and on Broadway. She made her movie debut with the film Bastard Out of Carolina , and has appeared in films including Contact , Stepmom , Donnie Darko , Saved! , Into the Wild , and Sucker Punch .Malone is...
  
  

The Name of the Game - AFI Thesis Film - 2006

Dependency - AFI Thesis Film - 2005

Television

A&E Biography

Biography (TV series)

Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987...

  - Segment Producer - A&E Network - 6 episodes - Sean Penn, Mötley Crüe, New Kids on the Block,
Sean Cassidy, Amy Hecklering, James Foley (2005–2008)

The Making of...'The Beginning

The Beginning (film)

The Beginning is a skateboarding film by Birdhouse Skateboards which features the professionals and amateurs of Birdhouse. The film was released on October 12, 2007. The film starts out with Jean Postec, Tony Hawk, and Shaun White on a vert ramp in the middle of a desert displaying their vert skills...

  - Segment Producer/Camera - Fuel TV/Birdhouse Skateboards - Sean White/Tony Hawk skateboard video (2007)

Awards

Jury Award 'Best Feature' - Five Star Day - 2010 Stony Brook Film Festival

Stony Brook Film Festival

The Stony Brook Film Festival, produced by Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University, presents a program of new, independent films every summer since 1996. Features and short films from the U.S. and around the world are screened over ten days at Staller Center, which has been the venue...

Best Student Film' - Dependency - 2005 Dallas Deep Ellum Film Festival

External links

• Danny Buday at the Internet Movie Database
  Internet Movie Database
  Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
  
  
• IndieWire News Article
• Official Danny Buday Website
• Official Five Star Day Website starring Cam Gigandet
  Cam Gigandet
  Cam Joslin Gigandet is an American actor, whose roles have included Twilight, The O.C., Never Back Down, The Roommate, Burlesque and Priest.- Career :...
  
   and Jena Malone
  Jena Malone
  Jena Malone is an American actress and musician who has appeared on television, in films, and on Broadway. She made her movie debut with the film Bastard Out of Carolina , and has appeared in films including Contact , Stepmom , Donnie Darko , Saved! , Into the Wild , and Sucker Punch .Malone is...
  
  
• Moving Pictures Magazine Article