Stephen de Villiers

Stephen de Villiers is a South African born, Australian based director. Born and raised in Durban, he spends his time between Australia and South Africa. He graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in 2009, and is now based in Adelaide. While at AFTRS, Stephen was one of four directors selected from his class of 18 to collaborate on Before the Rain, AFTRS' first feature film made in partnership with the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA). The 25-minute segment he was chosen to direct, Legend, was written by Judy Morris co-writer on Babe: Pig in the City, and the Oscar winning Happy Feet. His filmography lists 10 short films, one short feature and two documentaries. Among these are his award winning and internationally distributed Commando, a period piece Boer War drama and Super Sounds his latest film. As a director, he is privileged to have worked with some of South Africa and Australia's top actors, including Ian Robers (Tstosi), Sean Cameron Michael (24, Black Sails) and Leanna Walsman (Star Wars, Ep 2). Past festival highlights include screening as part of the Short Film Metrage at Cannes, while Super Sound has screened at a number of top film festivals, including Giffoni (Italy), Sequence Court-Metrage (France), Flickerfest (Sydney), Byron Bay and the San Francisco International Film Festival.