Hello there

I’m Steve; NFTS graduate, visual storyteller and friend to the tortoise.

I’m also the creator and director/animator of Build Me Up, a multi-award-winning short film about two robots and the power of family and kinship. It was the recipient of the 2021 MPSE Verna Fields Golden Reel along with seven other international awards, and you can watch it now on the DUST YouTube Channel.

I love a great story, and there’s no greater feeling than working with a team to tell one. With experience directing animation/live action, storyboarding and animating on a range of projects, as well as assistant-producing films, games and interactives, I know a thing or two when it comes to telling a terrific tale.

Since graduating from the NFTS in 2021, I’ve worked with Factory, Second Home Studios and Nexus Studios, to name a few, and was the assistant/animatic editor on the Annie Award-winning The Tiny Chef Show. Although not all of my work is not publicly available at present - which, includes some truly beautiful stop-motion for Siqi Song’s She Creates Change film with SHS and Nexus, due for imminent release - I continue to share what I can on this website, and would encourage you to contact me for specific/screener requests.

Please enjoy my website, and do get in touch if you’d like to chat. Remember; Build Me Up is out now!