Dano Johnson is an American film director, writer, and animator. He studied educational television at the University of Texas at Austin and interned in the Creative Development Department at Sesame Workshop. After spending three years in the eLearning industry and teaching himself animation, he founded Collection Agency Films. Johnson's animated ads, music videos, and short films have won Telly, Lone Star Emmy, and Polly awards and have played in 50 film festivals.