Daniel Kaufman is an American director, film producer and screenwriter from

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. Before graduating from

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he worked as an actor and photographer.

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published a collection of Kaufman's photography titled To Be A Man in 1994. Kaufman traveled across the country asking men from all walks of life what it means to be a man in today's world. Kaufman collected more than 70 visual and written portraits that were featured in the book. As a director, Kaufman worked with such clients as

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with the Goodby ad,

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, Nestle,

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and

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. He also directed spec spots for Imotors.com,

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and

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. In 2002 Kaufman received recognition at the

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(AICP) for The Latter, "Cat's in the Cradle" which was said to be "The best work you may never see." Kaufman also directed "Full Force Flavor" for snack company Tornados which features two brothers who get blown away by what looks like a wind tunnel after opening a microwave oven door. In addition to his commercial directing, Kaufman remains active in long-form content. In 2012, Kaufman directed Listen to Grandpa,

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– a television pilot starring

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Awards

Along with co-writer, Michael Craven, he wrote the feature screenplay

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which won the Gold Prize in Comedy at the PAGE International Screenplay Awards. Kaufman's script, Clean won the

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.UCLA Film Student Wins 1998 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaufman, Daniel Writers from New York City American directors American producers Screenwriters from New York (state) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people University of California, Los Angeles alumni