Born in Rouen, France; Stéphane spent his childhood among the fascinating merchandise of a big electronics store, owned by his family, creating this interest and passion for images and film. He spent two of his teen years in St. Martin Island, to then move back to France, where he studied Art and philosophy in high school, enters the Plastic Art Studio of Colmar, France, prepping for the "École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Nancy" where he gets accepted.

 In 1996, Stéphane moves to North Adams, (MA, USA). Starts an internship, at Kleiser-Walczak Construction Co. (Top ten VFX house in the country at the time), then quickly become a production assistant, office manager and Art director assistant; all while learning the world of 3D animation with some of the best animators, directors and producers of the time. Soon, came the opportunity to work on commercials, 3D amusement park rides for clients such as: Universal Studios, Busch Gardens, Radio City Music Hall, also on the features films “X-Men”, “Carrie 2″, and “The One”. Besides, he even dedicated time to teach Photoshop, Digital Photography, and After-school programs to Introduce Arts to kids, at Art schools within Mass MoCA.

 After 9/11, He worked on a TV pilot show and with a couple of renowned   Photographers, helping them to transit from analog to digital,  Stéphane then get in an ad agency, taking commercial photos and graphic/ web design for clients like: The U.N., Hospitals, high-end restaurants, Art Galleries etc.

In 2007 He finally moves to NYC to fully pursue his Artistic career in the movie business, and photography.  While working in  Fashion, he studied: directing, cinematography and production design at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

 Along this process Stéphane has found himself working passionately on varied music videos, movies, commercials; TV shows.

Today, after many awards and nominations for his short film "16Mins", He 's working on  his next project :"One Nation Under", while still working avidly in the fashion industry. He also, finds important to help others, like non-profit organizations, young artists who don't have the resources to start their dream.

STÉPHANE VERZI