Biography

Dan Mace is a South African Filmmaker, YouTuber, CCO (Chief Creative Officer) for Beast Philanthropy and the founder of JOE - a creative film agency based in Cape Town, South Africa and ALL OF US Studios. He was born on March 7, 1990 in Pinelands, Western Cape, RSA.

Throughout his 10-year career behind the camera, he has directed over a hundred commercials, music videos, documentaries and short films across four different continents. Having joined YouTube in 2011, he has grown an audience of over 18.5 million subscribers between his personal and Beast Philanthropy's YouTube channels combined. All in all he has garnered over 400 million+ views across the films he has made.

He writes, produces, directs and edits the majority of his own work and considers himself to be an all-round creative. As a Director, his talent lies in his authentic story-telling and many years in the industry, which have honed his technical knowledge both on and off set. However, he believes his greatest asset is his open mind and the ability to think differently in order to craft a meaningful narrative that moves people. He is an altruist with an earnest desire to change the world for the better and it is this desire that fuels and inspires his films.

Dan has won many accolades over the years, including three Young Director Awards at Cannes Lions, an African Cristal Film Grand Prix, multiple Bronze Loerie Awards, Ciclope Africa Editing Craft awards, the Creative Circle ad-of-the-month, and more.

- IMDb mini biography by: JOE Films