Hello, my future, past, or current friend.

I’m Daniel (or Daniil, if you need to see the way it’s spelled in my passport).
Liakh is my surname.

I’m a director, writer and a somewhat pleasant person to be around.

If I wasn’t making films I’d probably be dead. Or a failed comedian, selling photos of my feet to feed three dogs and two ferrets.

I believe that a group of people laughing together can fix almost anything, pizza tastes better cold and Metallica is the best rock band of all time.

I am still waiting to be proved wrong on any of the three points.


I’m represented by Spindle in the UK and the Netherlands for commercials and music videos. Send scripts to them and let’s make some sweet magic.

some recognition

Cannes YDA – Gold (Commercial)
Cannes YDA – Silver (Commercial)
Cannes YDA – Shortlist (Charity Commercial)
D&AD – Graphite Pencil (Outdoor / Poster Campaigns)
D&AD – 2x Wood Pencil (Casting)
D&AD – In Book (Writing)
Creative Circle – Gold (Art Direction)
Creative Circle – Silver (Best Low Budget Idea)
Creative Circle – Bronze (Editing)
Creative Circle – Bronze (Best Charity Idea)
British Arrows – 5x Nominations
British Arrows | Young Arrows – Best New Director (Nomination)
shots Awards – New Director Of The Year (Nomination)
Clios – Bronze (Film Craft - Editing)
Clios – Bronze (Film Craft - Casting & Performance)
One Show – Merit (Film Craft - Editing)
One Show – Merit (Film Craft - Casting)
Eurobest – Bronze (Editing)
Eurobest – Bronze (Casting)
1.4 Awards – 3x Shortlists
Creative Review Annual – Honorable Mention (Advertising)


some press

David Reviews
shots.net
Little Black Book


some ways to holla at me

Email
Instagram
Vimeo
Linkedin
Pigeon mail