David I. Strasser

Director

Biography

David is an award-winning film director and executive producer based in Vancouver, Canada. His movies are regularly screened to audiences worldwide on major television networks such as Hallmark Channel (U.S.), Lifetime Television (U.S.), Channel 4 (U.K.), TF1 (France), and the W Network (Canada). David's projects have received numerous nominations in lead performance categories, most notably from the Canadian Screen Awards and the Leo Awards. A prolific television movie director, David has helmed nearly two dozen holiday, romance, mystery, and thriller projects over the past five years. His most recent movies include The Wives Club (2024), Dial S for Santa (2023), and Mistletoe Connection (2023). Currently, David is executive producing and directing the Hallmark Mystery original, Engaged to be Murdered (2024). In addition to directing, David has overseen the script development of several movies, including The Picture of Christmas (2021), A Snapshot of Forever (2022), Mistletoe Match (2022), Love's Secret Ingredient (2023), and Royally Yours, At Christmas (2023). David is an alumnus of the prestigious TIFF Filmmaker Lab, was a JETS Talent Lab participant at the 68th Berlinale, and received the Telus STORYHIVE Banff Fellowship. His feature projects have received development funding from Telefilm Canada and Bell Media's Harold Greenberg Fund. A Film Production graduate of Vancouver Film School, David also holds a Juris Doctorate from the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia.

Personal Info

Occupation Director

Place of Birth Cochabamba, Bolivia

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Filmography by Year

2022

2021

2020

2018