Daniele was born in Rome, and is based in London. His short film, "I, Rose" won Best Film Award at Screentest Festival. Semi-Finalist at Venice Shorts. Official selection: Heart of Gold Film Festival, Euroshorts Film Festival, Fastnet Film Festival, Dam Short Film Festival, Hell’s Half Mile Film Festival, Kinofilm Manchester International Short Film Festival, JellyFest Film Festival. His micro-short "Unexpected" has won Best Experimental Short Award at Creation International Film Festival, and Cinema World Fest Awards. Semi-Finalist at Aladerri International Film Festival. Official selection: Tag! Queer Shorts Festival, Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards, Jersey Shore Film Festival, Austin Micro Short Film Festival, Queerbee LGBT Film Festival, Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival, Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival, Walthamstow International Film Festival. Daniele has directed opera and theatre in the UK, and in Europe. Directing work includes "Il Segreto di Susanna" at Teatro Verdi, Trieste, Italy; "Cautionary Tales" by Errollyn Wallen at Latitude Festival, UK; "Aci, Galatea e Polifemo" for the Göttingen International Handel Festival, Germany, and the London Handel Festival; the UK première of the play "Purgatorio" by Ariel Dorfman at the Arcola Theatre in London; “Der Freischütz” at Opéra de Metz and Opéra de Rennes, France; "L’occasione fa il ladro" by Rossini at Wexford Festival, Ireland, and the Royal Academy of Music in London; "My Feet May Take A Little While" (based on the songbook by Errollyn Wallen), and a staging of "Dichterliebe", both at the Arcola Theatre; the UK première of “Ciboulette” by Reynaldo Hahn at UCOpera in London. His work has been supported by Arts Council England, the National Lottery, Grange Park Opera, and the Hinrichsen Foundation.