Daniela Schneider

Personal Info

Known For Art

Gender Female

Daniela Schneider

Biography

Daniela Schneider (Mexico City - 1980). She studied filmmaking in Barcelona at the same time as painting with sculptor Gabriel Sanz at the Escola Massana. Upon returning to Mexico, she worked on Carlos Reygadas' second film Batalla en el Cielo. In this same film she meets Amat Escalante, who months later invites her to direct the art direction of his first project, Sangre. Her short film Pescador participates in the International Festival Clermont Ferrand, France, with the support of BBVA Bancomer. Her first feature film: Cesado, with the support of Hubert Bals of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, has its world premiere in the International Competition of FICUNAM, in 2011. She has worked as a production and casting designer for over 18 years with filmmakers and producers such as Amat Escalante, Carlos Reygadas, Jaime Romandía, Alejandro Landes, David Pablos, Pablo Cruz, Lorenzo Vigas and Yorgos Lanthimos. He is currently writing what will be his second feature film and is working on different film projects related to the police in Mexico City and other states of the Republic.

Known For

Art

2021
The Box

as Production Design

2020
Nimic

as Production Design

2020
Dance of the Forty One

as Production Design

2019
Monos

as Production Design

2016
The Untamed

as Production Design

2015
The Chosen Ones

as Production Design

2014
Los hongos

as Art Direction

Producer

2021
Estanislao

as Production Designer

2019
Monos

as Casting

Costume & Make-Up

2019
Monos

as Costume Design

2016
The Untamed

as Costume Design

Director

2011
Cesado

as Director

2007
Pescador

as Director

Writer

2016
Pacific

as Writer