Stephano Barberis

Stephano Barberis
Born	Stephen Barberis Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
Residence	Lower Mainland
Nationality	Canadian
Ethnicity	Greek
Education	Simon Fraser University British Columbia Institute of Technology
Occupation	Music video director
Known for	videos
Home town	Kitimat, British Columbia
Parents	Alexandre Barberis Dora Barberis
Awards	"Music Video Director of the Year" multiple wins
Website
www.stephanobarberis.com

Stephano Barberis (born Stephen Barberis, April 12, in Kitimat, British Columbia)^[1][2] is a Canadian music video director, known for his work directing music videos. By Autumn of 2013, Barberis has received 25 'Director Of The Year' Awards, including a Leo Award, 14 consecutive BCCMAs and six CCMAs, in addition to 58 'Director Of The Year' nominations, including two MuchMusic MMVA’s.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Background

Barberis is the son of Greek immigrants^[4] Alexandre and Dora Barberis,^[3] and was born in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada.^[1] He attended Kildala Elementary and then Mount Elizabeth Secondary School in Kitimat,^[2] before leaving Kitimat to attend Simon Fraser University to work towards a Bachelor of Arts in urban planning.^[2] He then transferred to the British Columbia Institute of Technology.^[2] Upon leaving college, he received employment in 1997 to specialize in the creative side of advertising/marketing communications as a marketing assistant with Reallife Pictures, a Vancouver British Columbia film production company.^[4]

Career

While working at Reallife Pictures, Barberis directed his first music video production, Get Hot Or Go Home by Rick Tippe,^[4] on August 31, 1997. The video went on to become a top 20 hit in Canada (top 3 in requests) on CMT.^[4] He later received two MuchMusic Video Awards nominations for a video done for Vancouver electronic deejay K-rec, gaining his work acceptance at MuchMusic, Canada's largest national music video station. He produced music videos for Triton Films in Vancouver, and directed for Aaron Pritchett.^[2] In 2005, Barberis and producer Alex Galanis formed Arkadia Pictures Incorporated.^[4][7][10]

In 2008 he was referred to as "king of country-music videos" by his repeated wins in the best video category at the British Columbia Country Music Association (BCCMA) and Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Country Music Awards for 14 years in a row.^[11] Works aired through MuchMusic and CMT lead to a string of over 40 national top 20 videos (seven of which hit #1) and 58 nominations for Music Video Director Of The Year or Music Video of the Year,^[5] bringing 25 nation-wide wins by October 2013.^[4] of which include the BCCMA awards for 'Video of the Year' in 2001,^[12] 2002,^[12] 2003,^[12] 2004,^[12] 2005,^[12] 2006,^[12] 2007,^[12] and 2008,^[12] as well as 'Director of the Year' awards presented by BCCMA in 2004^[2] Leo Awards in 2005,^[13] BCCMA in 2006,^[14] CCMA in 2007,^[7][15] CCMA in 2008,^[8][16] and CCMA in 2010.

Barberis' music video for Doc Walker’s "If I Fall" became the director's eighth national #1 music video, and the first Canadian #1 of the 2010 decade,^[9] and he has won a CCMA for 2010 'Director of the Year' for four of his works.^[17]

Barberis also creates electronic music.^[4]

Recognition

Partial awards and nominations

Director of the Year

Music Video of the Year

Full List Of Awards And Nominations

• ***2013 Video Director Of The Year - CCMA***
• [***2013 Video Of The Year - SCMA***] (goes to artist) (“Mardi Gras” Samara Yung)
• 2013 Video Director Of The Year Nomination – SCMA
• ***2012 Video Director Of The Year - CCMA***
• 2012 Video Director Of The Year Nomination – CCMA
• ***2011 Video Director Of The Year - BCCMA***
• ***2011 Video Director Of The Year - CCMA***
• 2011 Video Of The Year Nomination (Goes To Artist) – CCMA (“I’m Gonna Make You Love Me“ – Doc Walker)
• 2011 Video Director Of The Year Nomination – CCMA
• 2011 Video Director Of The Year Nomination – BCCMA
• 2011 Video Of The Year (Goes To Artist) – BCCMA (Melissa Rae Barrie “Passenger Window”)
• ***2010 Video Of The Year – BCCMA*** (“Free Like Love” The Higgins)
• 2010 Video Of The Year Nominations (two) – BCCMA (“Free Like Love” The Higgins, “Nobody Says No“ Jessie Farrell)
• ***2010 Video Director Of The Year - CCMA***
• 2010 Video Director Of The Year Nomination - CCMA
• ***2009 Video Of The Year – BCCMA*** (“Real Thing” The Higgins)
• 2009 Video Of The Year Nomination – BCCMA (“Real Thing” The Higgins)
• 2009 Video Of The Year Nomination – Leo Award [Alex Galanis/Stephano Barberis] (“Oh My” Sweatshop Union)
• ***2008 Video Of The Year – BCCMA*** (“Flower Child” The Higgins)
• ***2008 Video Director Of The Year – CCMA*** (“Blame It On That Red Dress” Gord Bamford)
• 2008 Video Director Of The Year Nomination – CCMA
• 2008 Video Of The Year Nomination (three) – BCCMA (“Flower Child” The Higgins, “Break It” Lisa Brokop, “Stayed Til Two” Gord Bamford)
• 2008 Video Of The Year Nomination (Goes To Artist) – CCMA (“Blame It On That Red Dress” Gord Bamford)
• 2008 Video Of The Year Nomination – Leo Award [Alex Galanis (producer)/Stephano Barberis (director)] (“Flower Child” The Higgins)
• ***2007 Video Of The Year - BCCMA*** (“Pickup Truck” Shane Yellowbird)
• ***2007 Video Director Of The Year - CCMA*** (“Pickup Truck” Shane Yellowbird)
• ***[2007 Video Of The Year – (goes to artist) - APCA]*** (“Pickup Truck” Shane Yellowbird)
• [2007 (Video Of The Year Nomination – goes to artist) – CAMA] (“Pickup Truck” Shane Yellowbird)
• 2007 Video Of The Year Nominations (four) – BCCMA (“Done You Wrong” Aaron Pritchett, “Blame It On That Red Dress” Gord Bamford, “Pickup Truck” Shane Yellowbird, Jason Blaine “What I Can’t Forget“)
• [2007 (Video Of The Year Nomination - goes to artist) - APCA] (“Pickup Truck” Shane Yellowbird)
• 2007 Video Of The Year Nomination – WCMA (“Pickup Truck” Shane Yellowbird)
• 2007 Director Of The Year Nomination – CCMA (“Pickup Truck” Shane Yellowbird)
• [2007 (Video Of The Year Nomination - goes to artist) – CCMA] (“Pickup Truck” Shane Yellowbird)
• ***2006 Video Of The Year – BCCMA*** (“Hold My Beer” Aaron Pritchett)
• 2006 Video Of The Year Nomination (four) – BCCMA (“Hold My Beer” Aaron Pritchett, “Still Got Yesterday” Emerson Drive, “Time Flies” Johnny Reid, “While We Were Waiting” Jason Blaine)
• ***2005 Video Of The Year – BCCMA*** (“Hey Do You Know Me?” Lisa Brokop)
• ***2005 Best Director – Leo Award*** (“We Fall We Fall” Dead Celebrity Status)
• 2005 Video Of The Year Nominations (three) – BCCMA (“My Way” Aaron Pritchett, “New Frontier” Aaron Pritchett, “Wildflower” Lisa Brokop)
• 2005 Director Of The Year Nomination – CCMA
• [2005 (Video Of The Year Nomination – goes to artist) - CCMA] - “John Roland Wood” Aaron Pritchett
• 2005 Best Direction Nomination (Two) – Leo Awards
• ***2004 Video Of The Year – SCMA***[goes to artist] (“Free” Brad Johner)
• ***2004 Video Of The Year – BCCMA***(“Wildflower” Lisa Brokop)
• 2004 Director Of The Year Nomination - CCMA
• 2004 Music Video Director Of The Year Nomination – LEO
• 2004 Video Of The Year Nomination - SCMA
• 2004 Video Of The Year Nominations – BCCMA (FOUR) - (“Wildflower” Lisa Brokop, “The Show Is Free” Doc Walker, “New Frontier” Aaron Pritchett, and I can’t remember the fourth nomination)
• 2004 Best Director Nomination – Leo Awards
• ***2003 Video Of The Year – BCCMA*** (“You Can’t Say I Didn’t Love You” Aaron Pritchett)
• 2003 Video Of The Year Nominations (Three) – BCCMA (“You Can’t Say I Didn’t Love You” Aaron Pritchett, “I’ll Do Anything” Rick Tippe, “I’ll Do Anything” Rick Tippe )
• 2003 Director Of The Year Nomination – CCMA (“Singin' A Different Tune" Rick Tippe)
• ***2002 Video Of The Year – BCCMA*** ("The Future Is Looking Brighter" Rick Tippe)
• 2002 Video Of The Year Nomination – BCCMA ("The Future Is Looking Brighter" Rick Tippe)
• ***2001 Video Of The Year – BCCMA*** ("Keeping The Faith" Rick Tippe)
• 2001 Video Of The Year Nominations (Two) – MMVA (“Mindbender” DJ K-Rec, “Turn My Back” DJ K-Rec)
• 2001 Video Of The Year Nominations (Two) – BCCMA ("Keeping The Faith" Rick Tippe, "More Where That Came From" Rick Tippe)
• ***2000 Video Of The Year – BCCMA*** ("Shiver 'N' Shake" Rick Tippe)
• 2000 Video Of The Year Nomination – BCCMA ("Shiver 'N' Shake" Rick Tippe)
• ***1999 Video Of The Year – ARIA*** ("How Would I Know" Shirley Lange)
• ***1999 Video Of The Year – BCCMA*** (“Triple Threat" Rick Tippe)
• 1999 Video Of The Year Nomination – ARIA ("How Would I Know" Shirley Lange)
• 1999 Video Of The Year Nomination – BCCMA (“Triple Threat" Rick Tippe)
• 1998 Video Of The Year Nomination - BCCMA (“Get Hot Or Go Home” Rick Tippe)

Awarding organizations

Select videography as director

References

External links

• Official Site
• Arkadia Pictures website
• Arkadia Pictures at the Music Video Database