David I. Strasser

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Biography

Represented by Meridian Artists, David is a film and television director based in Vancouver, Canada. His movies screen regularly to audiences worldwide, including on major television networks such as the Hallmark Channel (U.S.), Lifetime Television (U.S.), UPtv (U.S.), Channel 4 (U.K.), TF1 (France), and CTV (Canada).

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 prolific television director, David has helmed over a dozen Holiday and romance movies, including several of Hallmark Channel's top-rated titles. His most recent project, Christmas at the Golden Dragon (2022), will premiere during Hallmark's 2022 Countdown to Christmas programming. In addition to directing movies, David has executive produced and directed several documentary projects for The Knowledge Network and Telus OptikTV.

A Film Production graduate of Vancouver Film School, David also holds a degree from the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia.