Daniel Nikolaison is a freelance producer, director, director of photography, and editor based in London with over a decade of experience working in documentary filmmaking. He founded Landfall Media Limited and has produced and directed films for organizations like Al Jazeera English, the BBC, and Channel News Asia. His recent projects include directing photography for Ebola Diary, a documentary series in Sierra Leone, and producing segments of The Cure for Al Jazeera English in various countries. Nikolaison is skilled in filming, lighting, sound, and editing and strives to capture subtle details in his storytelling.

1. Daniel Nikolaison 2003 – 2015
www.nikolaison.com
Founding Director - Landfall Media Limited
Producer/Director/DoP/Editor - Documentary,
Branded Content, Commercial
Available Freelance.
Technical Advisor
Capacity Strengthening
London, UK, New Zealand & Internatonal
M. +447595959619
E. daniel@nikolaison.com
Credits (Selected)
-- Current -- Producer / Director
The Cure - various stories.
Hlf hr, medical innovation, magazine show
Landfall Media - Al Jazeera English
Uganda, Ethiopia, Japan, Switzerland, UK
Nov - Feb, 2014/15
Director of Photography / Editor
‘Ebola Diary 1 & 2’
2 x 1hr humanitarian crisis doc series
Make Productions - Channel News Asia
Sierra Leone/UK/Singapore
2014
Producer / Director
‘Earthrise, Restoring Elwha River’ 1 x half hr
Environmental innovation magazine show
Landfall - Al Jazeera English, USA/UK
‘The Cure, Agent Artesunate’ - 1 x Half hour
Landfall - Al Jazeera English, Nigeria/UK
Camera / Stills photography
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Russia
2013
Producer / Director
‘The Cure, On the Trail of Sleeping Sickness’
Landfall Media - Al Jazeera English, DRC/UK
‘Earthrise, Forest-friendly Fires’
Landfall - Al Jazeera English, Uganda/UK
Producer / Mentor / Technical Advisor
‘Loy9’ - Youth info magazine show & drama
BBC Media Action, Cambodia
Floor Manager / Camera Operator
World Economic Forum - Davos Event, Switz.
2012
Director / Director of Photography
White Crows - Feature length documentary
N. Norwegian Film Centre, Norway/Russia
Editor
Mishal Husain Meets
6 x half hour Studio Show
BBC, UK
Floor Manager / Camera Operator
World Economic Forum - Davos Event, Switz.
Other Credits & Notable Projects
Technical Advisor / Capacity strengthening
BBC Media Action, Cambodia - 2012 & 2013
Director / Director of Photography / Editor
‘People & Power, The Cancer Sell’
Make Productions - Al Jazeera English
Mexico / USA / London, UK
Director / Director of Photography / Editor
‘Earthrise - Flush with Pride & Secret to Suc-
cess’, Make World Media, Al Jazeera Intl
USA/ UK
Director / Director of Photography / Editor
Visit Wales campaign - 4 films
Guardian Online
Austrian tourism campaign -10 online films
London, UK & Austria – Also in 2010.
Editor ‘The Killing Season’
People & Power - Al Jazeera English
London, UK. 2009 – 2010
Director / Editor ‘Dawn Rain’
Independent 14 min short film, 16mm
DOP / Editor, ‘Breaking Taboos’
1 x half hr - Witness, Al Jazeera
Vanuatu / NZ / Kuala Lumpur / London
Editor / Camera, ‘Torino 2006 & Athens 2004
Winter & Summer Olympic Games
Editor, ‘Between the Lines’ Raconteur
1 hour arts, biographical documentary
TVNZ, New Zealand - 2005
Editor, ‘Breakfast with Mandela’
3omin human interest documentary - festival
Pasifika Pictures - NZ / South Africa
Education
University of Canterbury,
School of Fine Arts (2000 – 2003)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) - Film Making
Qualifications & documentation
UK Residency - Leave to Remain - Tier 1
Full UK drivers license
Current I-visa to the USA
Yellow fever innoculation & certification
BBC purchase order number
Awards
2005 Qantas NZ Television Awards
Best Editing, Factual - Finalist
2006 Qantas NZ Television Awards
Best Editing, Factual - Nominee
Technical Skills & Equipment
Final Cut Pro edit suite
Camera: Canon C300, 5D, Sony F5
Interview and drama lighting
Experienced in Super 16 production & post
Field sound recordist
Daniel’s Philosophy
Film making is not only about the product;
it’s the people that come together and the
events and the journey that ensues.
It’s about the hard & often uncomfortable
work while still being sure to capture the
most subtle of details in any scene to deliver
evocative & captivating storytelling.
Daniel prides himself on his ability to un-
derstand a project and bring its elements
together, both technically and artistically,
in a way that is tasteful and sensitive to the
overall story. As an all round film-maker and
musician, he brings his impeccable sense of
timing into every project.
Profile
Daniel developed his love of film making
while studying at the University of Canter-
bury, School of Fine Arts in New Zealand.
Since graduating at the top of his class in
2003, it’s a passion that has led him all over
the world.
Eleven years on, at the helm of Landfall
Media in London, he is an accomplished
producer, director, director of photography,
self-shooting director and Final Cut Pro ed-
itor; having created material for some of the
world’s biggest broadcasters.
Not afraid to get his hands dirty, Daniel regu-
larly operates in challenging and sometimes
hostile environments. Recently returning
from a one month project in Sierra Leone in
the height of the 2014 ebola crisis; he has
journeyed from iciest Lapland to remotest
DR Congo.
One of Daniel’s key strengths is his ability to
work empathetically and sensitively across
cultures and sensitive situations in order to
secure good working relationships and real-
ise work that is richly nuanced and balanced.
Daniel also consults and advises for Interna-
tional development and capacity strengthen-
ing projects.
Referees
Sarah Macdonald
Director
Make Productions
M. +44 77539 63692
E. sarah@makeproductions.com
Veronica McCarthy (NZ)
Director
Raconteur Productions
M. +64 21321264
E. veronica@raconteur.co.nz
Daniel Nikolaison, BFA - Curriculum Vitae 2015