Danny Buday

Danny Buday wrote and directed the feature film Battle Scars, starring Zane Holtz, Heather McComb, Ryan Eggold, Fairuza Balk, and David James Elliott. Battle Scars world premiered as an official selection of the G.I. Film Festival in Washington D.C., where the film was awarded the Founders' Choice Award (Jury Award).Previously, Danny wrote and directed the feature film 5 Star Day, starring Cam Gigandet and Jena Malone. 5 Star Day won the Jury Award for Best Feature at the Stony Brook Film Festival and was the Opening Night Gala Film at the Newport Beach Film Festival.Danny is a graduate of the American Film Institute (AFI) masters directing program, where he wrote, directed, and composed the score for the award-winning AFI thesis film Dependency, which was recognized as an official selection of the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, the Plus Camerimage International Film Festival, an official nominee of the A.S.C. Heritage Cinematography Award, and voted Best Student Film of the Dallas Deep Ellum Film Festival. Danny also directed a second thesis film for AFI, a 1940's musical entitled The Name of the Game.After graduating from AFI, Danny was hired to write the teen action/thriller Kennedy High for Barry Josephson's company Josephson Entertainment (Enchanted, Bones) and wrote an early draft of the highly acclaimed adaptation Veronika Decides To Die for author Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist) and producer Sriram Das. Danny was subsequently hired to write for Academy Award nominated producer Michael O'Hoven (Capote).Danny has an MFA in directing from the American Film Institute (AFI), and a bachelor's degree in Business Marketing from California State University at Long Beach. He resides in Los Angeles, CA. Show less «