Dan is currently COO of Inner Media Capital, a film finance and production company, which operations out of the Universal and Paramount lots in California and has delivered over 100 films with a zero loss model. Sheldon is a former talent agent at IAG representing some of the top actors in the industry effectively launching the careers of some of the most sought after talent in Hollywood. In 2019, he started producing while serving as Vice President of development and production for Alta Global Media and then Play House Studios respectively. Sheldon has recently produced numerous feature films and TV shows such as “A History of the World in Six Glasses” starring Dan Akroyd; “FLUXX” starring Tyrese Gibson, “Guttermuckers” starring Jim Belushi, Leslie Jones, Bobby Lee and Lil Rel Howery, “Dead of Night” starring Dermot Mulroney and Scott Grimes, “And Love Knocked” starring Alexander Ludwig and Katherine McNamara. In addition, Sheldon is serving as Executive Producer on the upcoming Action Thriller film, ‘Lone Wolf’ starring Bryan Cranston and Lily Gladstone; and will be producing the upcoming feature film “Bruno Penguin” directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Anthony Hopkins. IMC’s slate for 2025 also includes films with Spyglass Media Group as well as a Stan Lee written project named “Werewolf”.
Please List the Title of Your Film at BIFF 2025
Shattered Ice
What was your first experience with film and how did it influence your first project?
My first experience with film was as a kid going to the movie theater’s with my family whenever a new major release was coming out. That continued on as I got older and always had a passion for the creative process of turning a story, idea, concept into something extraordinary that could resonate with people globally. I had the pleasure of working with some of the top talent in the industry as an agent. Packaging the right actors in the right roles is something I take pride in. There is the value angle to ensure whoever we cast can sustain the budget in sales. However, having the flexibility like we had with Shattered Ice; you will see on screen that we were able to cast authentic to each role and it really shows on screen. Being able to share this story with the world and keep it’s authenticity was a major component to Jake Miskin’s mission. We played college soccer together and I helped him through this process over the 10+ years it took to make this film. It wasn’t until I switched from agent to producer that I was really able to position the film in a place to get into production. Seeing it completed and the response from the community it has received; we feel that we accomplished exactly what we set out to do.
Who is (are) your favorite filmmakers?
Bobby Farrelly, James Cameron, Doug Liman, Jon Favreau
What are you working on that no one knows about?
There are a lot of projects in development I have at IMC; but here a few to highlight some.
Illuminator – co production with Spyglass and my company. It is written by the writers of 10 Clover Field Lane (Josh and Matt); and adapted from Elizabeth Bear’s short story entitled ‘Covenant’. Amber Templemore is producing alongside us and we are currently casting. It was previously announced but not our involvement or taking this film on for Spyglass to produce and deliver it.
Logline: ILLUMINATOR is an elevated psychological thriller set in the near future. A notorious serial killer is given the option of life imprisonment or ‘mind mending,’ a new procedure where the brain is remapped and ‘cured.’ Several years after the mind-mend, a woman is abducted under circumstances that point to our allegedly rehabilitated killer.
The Island
Director: Derek Sulek
Genre: Action/Horror
Producers: Dan Sheldon, Derek Sulek, Oren Kamara
Production Company: Fade to Black Films
Location: Canada
Start Date: o/a October 10, 2025
Synopsis: After accidentally disobeying airspace regulations while flying over the Caribbean Sea, a scientist finds his private jet shot down over a remote island. Stranded following the crash, he finds himself alongside 15 diverse captives who have been forced to be “test subjects” in a Russian experiment designed to test a genetically- engineered creature that could turn the tide of a potential World War 3.
Daisy Chain
Director: Noay Lydiard
Producers: Dan Sheldon, Sean Lydiard
Genre: Sci/fi thriller
Cast offers: Kat Graham attached. Offers out to Kevin Bacon and Keiren Culkin
Logline: In the year 2057, human emotions are regulated by technological implants. When a woman’s “regulator” malfunctions, she and her husband must decide whether to report the problem and return to the system or if they want to pursue an independent life, including natural procreation.
Who would play you in a movie? What’s your go to movie snack? What’s the film title that best describes your life?
Who would play me in a movie: Casey Affleck or a younger Robert Downing Jr.
Favorite movie snack: Popcorn
Film title that best describes my life: “The Producer” or “Behind the Spotlight”
