A west coaster living in Toronto, Stephen Bell works as a director of photography and lead UX/UI designer for the media design company Coffeeshop Film & Creative. His passion for all things digital has led Coffeeshop Film & Creative to be recognized as one of Toronto’s leading media studios for arts and design. From full length features and music videos to commercial and social media advertisement videography, his passion for compelling visuals has been recognized both in Canada and abroad.
Award winning work includes nominations at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards 2021 for session directing on CBC’s Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards with Vérité Films. Stephen directed 400 Days Later, a recent short film, which received 16 official film festival submissions, winning best cinematography at the New York Cinematography Awards, as well as Best COVID-19 film at the Stockholm Film Festival. In 2020, Stephen worked as director of photography as well as editor on the critically acclaimed Messiah/Complex with the Against the Grain Theatre & Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Online, his self titled Youtube channel, Stephen Bell, now has 5000 subscribers and continues to focus on all things video and camera reviews.
Outside of videography, Stephen is a classically trained operatic tenor and a member of the Canadian Opera Company. He holds both a Masters and Bachelors of Music from the University of British Columbia, and was a member of the Calgary Opera Young Artist Program.
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