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Unconditional Pictures
Dawn is partner and co-founder of Film and TV company Unconditional Pictures alongside Nathan Burkey.
U.P. own the exclusive Film, TV and Media Rights to the life story of Mansour Bahrami. French Director and Producer Romuald Boulanger will Direct the feature film MANSOUR from a screenplay written by Dawn. His company R-Lines will Produce alongside Unconditional Pictures.Award-winning Iranian Actor, Amir Jadidi, recently invited by AMPAS to join the Academy, will play the lead role of Mansour.France tv Distribution has acquired world sales rights.
U.P. have a varied international slate including: a Co-Production partnership with ITV Studios for a new Drama series set in the South of France (Writer: Ashley Pharoah) - a Feature in development alongside Philippe Carcassonne Written by French Actor and Director Julien Boissellier, a producing partnership with Lion TV for a new European TV series set in France and London co-created by Dawn, a new series set in London with Claire Garber and Sunetra Sarker and a Comedy Feature set in the U.K. and France Written by Ayub Khan-Din.
As a freelance Producer, Dawn has a new series in development with Sunetra Sarker and Amy Leigh-Hickman and a Noir Thriller set in London and New York with BBC Studios, also alongside Sunetra Sarker.
Dawn has worked on screen for leading production companies in the UK, in Film & Television - including award winning productions for the BBC, ITV, CHANNEL 4, FILM FOUR, TIGER ASPECT, ATLAS FILMS, PATHÉ PRODUCTIONS and GRANADA FILM.
As an actress, Dawn has been engaged for recurring year-on-year contracts with both the BBC & ITV on award winning TV shows, working with leading Writers, Producers & Directors including Peter Kosminsky, Joanna Hogg, Sir Ben Elton and Andrew Davies.Amongst other roles: part of the original cast of the BBC’s flagship show Holby City, Dawn was a lead series regular for 3 seasons. A lead series regular in ITV’s London Bridge for 3 seasons and played a leading role in the BAFTA winning serial Moll Flanders, Written by Andrew Davis and Directed by David Attwood for ITV FILMS.
Dawn trained at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, though made her professional theatre debut as a child at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in the West End Production of The Sound Of Music starring Petula Clark. Later, leading Theatre roles include: Noises Off by Michael Frayn, , Don Juan Comes Back From The War by Odon von Horvath, 5 O’Clock by Richard Brockman, The Mysteries by Tony Harrison, A Little Grain of Sand by Christophe Allwright and Anton Chekov’s The Wood Demon.
Dawn was invited to give a series of acting workshops for the University of London and for the Sabrina Guinness initiative - YCTV. She was invited to the Actors Studio in New York by Studio Director, Mirra Bank. In LA, Dawn is an associate of the L.A Writers Group Lab 26.
Dawn recently played opposite Diego Boneta, Naomi Ackie and Rupert Friend in the rom-com podcast series CUPID.
Other work…
Dawn was engaged by Christie's New York to be on the events committee for the Inaugural Christie's Green Auction - A Bid To Save The Earth. After 10 months of development, the event took place at Rockefeller Plaza NYC, was streamed live by NBC Universal and raised $2.4 million dollars for the Environment - benefitting environmental charities including NRDC, Oceana, Conservation International and Central Park Conservancy.
Worked with HBO on the multi Emmy award winning showReal Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Mansour Bahrami
Was invited by BBC1 to conduct a series of on air interviews – both Live and Pre-Recorded - with Racing Drivers for 18 months. Including features at Silverstone and the legendary 24hour Le Mans endurance race with the Bentley team.
NATHAN BURKEY Partner & Director
DAWN McDANIEL Partner & Producer
| Dawn McDaniel |
| Nathan Burkey |