Danishka Esterhazy
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Esterhazy began her film studies at the Winnipeg Film Group - the quirky cooperative
which also produced filmmakers Guy Maddin and John Paizs. Esterhazy is a graduate of the Director's Lab at the Canadian Film Centre - the renowned film school founded by Norman Jewison. In 2017, Esterhazy was awarded the Amazon Filmmaker Award at Sundance Film Festival. She was awarded a Best Director award from both the Directors Guild of Canada and the Canadian Screen Awards for her television movie "I Was Lorena Bobbitt." She served as Producing Director of the SyFy/Hulu series SurrealEstate.
