David I. Strasser

David is an award-winning film and television director based in Vancouver, Canada. His movies are screened regularly 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).

A prolific television movie director, David has helmed nearly two dozen holiday and romance movies over the past five years. His projects have received several nominations in lead performance categories, notably from the Canadian Screen Awards, the Leo Awards, and the JOEY Awards. David's most recent project, Dial S for Santa (2023), is a holiday mystery and the pilot episode for an all-new cozy mystery wheel premiering this December on UPtv.

In addition to directing, David has overseen the script development of several movies for Reel One Entertainment, 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). He has also executive produced documentary projects for British Columbia's The Knowledge Network and Telus OptikTV.

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.