Stephen Amis

Cutting his teeth on childhood super-8 epics, Stephen graduated from Swinburne Film & Television School and later wrote, produced and directed two low budget TV features, See Jack Run (1991, Nine Network) about a boy struggling with illiteracy, and The Alive Tribe (1996, Showtime) a farce about environmental decay. In 2000, he released the romantic comedy, The Real thing, starring Kate Fischer (Arclight, Universal Pictures) and followed up wit h the steam-punk sci-fi fantasy, Virus, starring Kerry Armstrong and John Stanton, about the emancipation of women in the 1800s. He then made, The 25th Reich, (2012, Monster Pictures, Lightning Entertainment), a rollicking tongue in cheek, sci-fi homage to Sam Fuller, WWII movies and classic creature-features, which explores out of control fascism and ideology. Stephen also shot the hour-long, Channel Seven documentary, Oz Encounters: UFOs in Australia, written and produced by Debra Byrne (The Secret) and starring Australian television icon Martin Sacks. In 2018, Stephen co-wrote, co-produced and directed, The BBQ, starring the cream of Australia's comedy talent. The BBQ was release wide across Australia into over 300 cinemas. Stephen is also an award-winning cinematographer, shooting a wide range of productions including the Australian hits, Funky Squad, Frontline, and A River Somewhere. He is a twice-nominated AACTA (Australian Academy Award) cinematographer, including for his work on the documentary, Dr Sarmast's Music School, shot in Kabul Afghanistan. Stephen established the Australian theatrical distribution company, LABEL, which released, James Cameron's Deep See Challenge, The BBQ, Brothers Nest (SXSW 2018) and Hounds Of Love (Venice Film Festival 2017). Stephen recently finished producing and directing the feature documentary, Defend, Conserve, Protect, narrated by Dan Aykroyd, following the exploits of Sea Shepherd as they battle the Japanese whaling fleet in Antarctic waters. Defend Conserve Protect was voted by the Guardian as one of the top ten Australian films of 2019.