Dan Walechuk - Bio

Dan Walechuk writes screenplays in his small North End home, where he dreams of being able to use his leaky fountain pen and the words from his heart to feed himself. He is the artistic director of the Winnipeg Puppet Slam and creator of the Wishwewere Puppets. He is the author of the underground cult classic feature film Geeksters. He is the creator and head writer of the ambitious No-Budget Show, a genre defying half hour internet series that features an all Canadian cast of actors and musical guests. He was the writing intern on the show Falcon Beach, where he learned how to finely craft stories for television and find excuses for characters to wear bathing suits. He co-wrote the environmentally friendly Green Ape Video Blog starring Last Comic Standing finalist Mel Silverback and pitched a series with Dan Licoppe at the Gimli Film Festival. Dan has made several short films and animations including Barbear which he was commissioned to make for the Winnipeg Cinematheque's 25th anniversary. As a redhead, he can't stay in the sun too long without burning, so he must stay inside where he spins yarns on his antique Underwood typewriter.

FILMOGRAPHY

The No-Budget Show
Web series. 10 episodes, 22 min each

Business
Animation and puppetry.

Funny Felonies and Merry Misdemeanors
Animated. Colour

Another Magic Hour
16mm. Colour. 6 min.
Funded by the Winnipeg Film Group, the National Film Board of Canada and Manitoba Film & Sound.

Barbear
Animated. Colour. 1 min.
Commissioned by the Winnipeg Film Group. Funded by the Manitoba Arts Council.

Internet Friesen
Animated. Colour. 1 min.

Destroy the City
Animated. Colour. 1 min.

Geeksters
DV. Colour. 80 min.

Donnie Dare 
16mm. B&W. 5 min.
Funded by the Winnipeg Film Group.
Featured on the Independent Film Channel

Automated Phone Sex
16mm. Colour. 7 min.
Funded by the Winnipeg Film Group, the National Film Board of Canada and Manitoba Film & Sound.

Campenstein
16mm. B&W. 4 min.
Funded by the Winnipeg Film Group.

STAGE PLAYS

The Wishweweres
Upcoming play at the 2011 Winnipeg Fringe Festival.

Super Nice Guy
Winnipeg Fringe Festival

The Selfish
Winnipeg Fringe Festival.

RADIO PLAYS
St. Joan of the Stockyards, Director.
CJUM Radio. Created for Brechtfest Theatre Festival 2002.

The Cutuplet Story
CJUM Radio

Aroma Therapy
CJUM Radio.

HONORS

Festivals:
Montreal World Film Festival
$100 Film Festival Calgary
Boston Underground Film Festival
Gimli Film Festival
Calgary International Festival of Animated Objects

Making of “Another Magic Hour” featured on A-Channel News.

Official Guest Artist of Manitoba Comic Con. 2006-2008

Article on “Geeksters” featured in The Winnipeg Sun.

The No-Budget Show featured in Uptown Magazine.

Wishweweres featured on Shaw-TV, The Winnipeg Free Press, CJOB, and CBC to promote The Winnipeg Puppet Slam.