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Originally from South Africa, Stephen is a filmmaker and creative director known for his work in drama, documentaries, and commercials. In a commercial capacity he has been a full time director since 2010 and is honoured to have collaborated with global brands like Intel, Warner Bros/Discovery, Conde Naste, CNPC, VMware and Commit Action. An alumnus of the directing course at the Australian Film Television Radio School (AFTRS), in total, he has directed more than 15 narrative films. He is privileged to have worked with some of South Africa and Australia's top actors, and his past festival highlights include screening as part of the Short Film Metrage at Cannes, while one of his shorts, Super Sounds has screened at over 60 top film festivals, including Giffoni (Italy), Flickerfest (Sydney), Byron Bay and the San Francisco International Film Festival.

He is the founder and managing director of Watchpost, a full service content agency, production company and post-production company, and its sister company Arterial Films, a dedicated long form media entertainment company. In his capacity as a commercial director, his work has taken him to all corners of the globe, from Japan to San Franciso, London to Cape Town and many places in between.

In 2021 he was one an episode director on the Netflix commissioned TV Series, Gymnastics Academy: A Second Chance, and in 2022 his documentary The Rover of Tobruk was acquired by Fox Sports (USA) and BT Sports (UK). His feature documentary, The Burnt Half tells the inspiring yet harrowing story of the communities on Kangaroo Island affected fateful Black Summer bushfires, and was acquired by SBS for broadcast in 2024, with X4 handling global sales.

Awards

Stephen de Villiers

Giffoni Film Festival

San Francisco International Film Festival

Adelaide International Youth Film Festival

South Australian Screen Awards

British Documentary Film Festival

Fleurieu Film Festival

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