Stephano Barberis

Stephano Barberis
Born Stephen Barberis
Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
Residence Lower Mainland
Nationality Canada Canadian
Ethnicity Greek
Education Simon Fraser University
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Occupation Music video director
Known for videos
Home town Kitimat, British Columbia
Parent(s) 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

Director of the Year Award Win Award Nomination Awarding Organization Music video/artist
2003 Nomination CCMA Singin' A Different Tune (Rick Tippe)
2004 Win BCCMA[2] -
2004 Nomination CCMA -
2004 Nomination Leo Awards -
2005 Win Leo Awards[13] We Fall, We Fall (Dead Celebrity Status)
2005 Nomination CCMA -
2006 Win BCCMA[14] Real Thing (The Higgins)
2007 Win CCMA[7][15] Pickup Truck (Shane Yellowbird)
2008 Win CCMA[8][16] Blame It On That Red Dress (Gord Bamford)
2008 Nomination CCMA -
2009 Nomination CCMA[18] Little Guy (Gord Bamford)
Second Hand Car (The Higgins)
2010 Win CCMA[17] If I Fall (Doc Walker)
Free Like Love (The Higgins)
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (Doc Walker)
Nobody Says No (Jessie Farrell)
2011 Win CCMA[17] Passenger Window (Melissa Rae Barrie)
Put Some Alcohol On It (Gord Bamford)
Here To Heaven (Marlee Scott)

Music Video of the Year

Music Video of the Year Award win as director Award nomination as director Awarding Organization Music video/artist
1998 Nomination BCCMA[6][12] Get Hot Or Go Home (Rick Tippe)
1999 Win BCCMA[6][12] Triple Threat (Rick Tippe)
1999 Win ARIA How Would I Know (Shirley Lange)
2000 Win BCCMA Shiver 'N' Shake (Rick Tippe)
2001 Win BCCMA[6][12] Keeping the Faith (Rick Tippe)
2001 Nominations MMVA[6] Keeping The Faith (Rick Tippe)
More Where That Came From (Rick Tippe)
2002 Win BCCMA[6][12] The Future Is Lookin’ Brighter (Rick Tippe)
2003 Win BCCMA[6][12] Can't Say I Didn't Love You (Aaron Pritchett)
2003 Nomination BCCMA I’ll Do Anything (Rick Tippe)
2004 Win BCCMA[12] Wildflower (Lisa Brokop)
2004 Win SCMA Free (Brad Johner)
2004 Nominations BCCMA The Show Is Free (Doc Walker)
New Frontier (Aaron Pritchett)
2004 Win ARIA[6] -
2004 Nomination Leo Awards November (Emerson Drive)
2005 Win BCCMA[12] Hey Do You Know Me (Lisa Brokop)
2005 Nominations BCCMA[12] My Way (Aaron Pritchett)
New Frontier (Aaron Pritchett)
Wildflower (Lisa Brokop)
2005 Nomination CCMA John Roland Wood (Aaron Pritchett)
2006 Win BCCMA[12] Hold My Beer (Aaron Pritchett)
2006 Nominations BCCMA Still Got Yesterday (Emerson Drive)
Time Flies (Johnny Reid)
While We Were Waiting (Jason Blaine)
2007 Win BCCMA[12] Pick Up Truck (Shane Yellowbird)
2007 Win APCA Pick Up Truck (Shane Yellowbird)
2007 Nominations BCCMA Done You Wrong (Aaron Pritchett)
Blame It On That Red Dress (Gord Bamford)
What I Can’t Forget (Jason Blaine)
2007 Nomination CCMA Pick Up Truck (Shane Yellowbird)
2007 Nomination WCMA Pick Up Truck (Shane Yellowbird)
2007 Nomination CCMA Pick Up Truck (Shane Yellowbird)
2008 Win BCCMA[12] Flower Child (The Higgins)
2008 Nominations BCCMA Break It (Lisa Brokop)
Stayed Til Two (Gord Bamford)
2008 Nomination Leo Award[19] Flower Child (The Higgins)
2008 Nomination CCMA Blame It On That Red Dress (Gord Bamford)
2009 Win BCCMA Real Thing (The Higgins)
2009 Nomination Leo Awards[20][21] Oh My (Sweatshop Union)
2010 Win BCCMA[9] Free Like Love (The Higgins)
2011 Nomination CCMA[17] I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (Doc Walker)
Awarding organizations

Select videography as director

  • Get Hot Or Go Home Rick Tippe (1997)
  • Never Givin' Up Rick Tippe (1998)
  • More Where That Came From Rick Tippe (1999)
  • I Don't Love Easily Brent McCathey (1999)
  • How Would I Know Shirley Lange (1999)
  • Lately I Don't Care Tim Lawson (1999)
  • Shiver 'N' Shake Rick Tippe (1999)
  • Triple Threat Rick Tippe (1999)
  • Turn My Back K-Rec (2000)
  • Mindbender K-Rec (2000)
  • Keeping The Faith Rick Tippe (2000)
  • Make Lemonade Hampton Avenue (2000)
  • Mr. Fixit Vince Roy (2000)
  • Don't Let Her In Kenny Hess (2000)
  • Disappear The Masterfaders (2000)
  • Settle For A Dance Vince Roy (2000)
  • Contradictions The Masterfaders (2000)
  • Trouble K-Rec (2001)
  • Ring-A-Ding The Masterfaders (2001)
  • The Future Is Looking Brighter Rick Tippe (2001)
  • Waiting Monica Schroeder (2001)
  • U.Y. K-Rec (2001)
  • You Lied To Me Two Marlowe (2002)
  • I’ll Do Anything Rick Tippe (2002)
  • You Can’t Say I Didn’t Love You Aaron Pritchett (2002)
  • A Lot To Learn John Mann (2002)
  • Sweet Fanny Annie Panurge (2002)
  • Mullet Halo Bionika (2002)
  • Singin' A Different Tune Rick Tippe (2002)
  • Make You Mine Two Marlowe (2003)
  • New Frontier Aaron Pritchett (2003)
  • The Show Is Free Doc Walker (2003)
  • You Can’t”Dean Tuftin (2003)
  • BBQ K-Rec (2003)
  • Free Brad Johner (2003)
  • Jet Black Heart Britt Black (2004)
  • Insane The Heck (2004)
  • It’s Not Me It’s You Todd Kerns (2004)
  • Hey Do You Know Me?” Lisa Brokop (2004)
  • John Roland Wood Aaron Pritchett (2004)
  • Control Theory Northern Alliance (2004)
  • We Fall We Fall Dead Celebrity Status (2004)
  • If I Could State Of Shock (2004)
  • Life Is A Train Maren Ord (2004)
  • November Emerson Drive (2004)
  • Wildflower Lisa Brokop (2004)
  • Laura Kensington The Rude Mechanicals (2004)
  • Wish I Never Met You State Of Shock (2004)
  • Believe James Alex Murdoch (2004)
  • My Way Aaron Pritchett (2004)
  • Any Given Day Mudmen (2004)
  • Sache Rosette (2005)
  • Crushed Rosette (2005)
  • Somebody Lisa Hewitt (2005)
  • Still Got Yesterday Emerson Drive (2005)
  • Heartache Like Mine Jason Blaine (2005)
  • Load Me Up The Cruzeros (2005)
  • Lucky For Me Aaron Pritchett (2005)
  • Not Today Maren Ord (2005)
  • If You Were My Girl Emerson Drive (2005)
  • Last Minute Anything August (2006)
  • What I Can’t Forget Jason Blaine (2006)
  • Warm Safe Place Aaron Pritchett (2006)
  • Hold My Beer;; Aaron Pritchett (2006)
  • While We Were Waiting Jason Blaine (2006)
  • Uh Oh Rosette (2006)
  • Time Flies Johnny Reid (2006)
  • Stayed Til Two Gord Bamford (2007)
  • Flower Child The Higgins (2007)
  • Blame It On That Red Dress Gord Bamford (2007)
  • The New Old Times The Yoko Casionos (2007)
  • Done You Wrong Aaron Pritchett (2007)
  • Loose Cannon The Yoko Casionos (2007)
  • Pickup Truck Shane Yellowbird (2007)
  • Little Guy Gord Bamford (2008)
  • High Grade Sweatshop Union (2008)
  • November Trees Lisa Brokop (2008)
  • Real Thing The Higgins (2008)
  • Postcard From Pasadena Gord Bamford (2008)
  • Break It Lisa Brokop (2008)
  • Oh My Sweatshop Union (2008)
  • Baseball Glove Gord Bamford (2009)
  • Nobody Says No Jessie Farrell (2009)
  • It's A Man's Job Greg Hanna (2009)
  • If I Fall"Doc Walker (2009)
  • Straightjacket Stef Lang (2009)
  • My So-Called Life Jaydee Bixby (2009)
  • Second Hand Car The Higgins (2009)
  • Beautiful Day Crystal Shawanda (2010)
  • I'm Gonna Make You Love Me Doc Walker (2010)
  • Free Like Love The Higgins (2010)
  • “Beautiful Day” Crystal Shawanda (2010)
  • “Put Some Alcohol On It” Gord Bamford (2010)
  • “Here To Heaven” Marlee Scott (2010)
  • “Passenger Window” Melissa Rae Barrie (2010)
  • “Fine Beyond Compare” Adaline (2010)
  • “Country Girl” - Online FX Version Doc Walker (2011)
  • Country Girl Doc Walker (2011)
  • “Coming Clean” Aaron Pritchett (2011)
  • “Somebody Somewhere” Dallas Smith (2011)
  • “Mardi Gras” Samara Yung (2011)
  • “Tomorrow” Josh Macumber And Emma-Lee (2011)
  • “Is It Friday Yet?” Gord Bamford (2012)
  • “Paper Doll” Stef Lang (2012)
  • “If It Gets You Where You Wanna Go” Dallas Smith (2012)
  • “See Through” AJ Woodworth (2012)
  • “Bob Marley” Dean Brody (2012)
  • “Jumped Right In” Dallas Smith (2012)
  • “Sugarcoated Shrapnel” Breathe Of My Leaves (2012)
  • “Lost In Love” Breathe Of My Leaves (2012)
  • “Living On The Outside” Small Town Pistols (2012)
  • “Maybe You Remember Me Now” Hey Romeo (2012)
  • “Somewhere In The Country” Tebey (2012)
  • “Hide Your Matches” AJ Woodworth (2012)
  • “Coffee Shop Angel” Dean Brody (2012)
  • “Underneath The Apple Trees” Dean Brody (2013)
  • “What Kind Of Love” Dallas Smith (2013)
  • “Dear Heart” Tenille (2013)
  • “Blame It On The Radio” Small Town Pistols (2013)
  • “I Wonder Why” Samara Yung (2013)
  • "Nothing But Summer" Dallas Smith (2013)
  • "Cause A Scene" Karen Lee Batten (2013)
  • "My Love" Kuba Oms (2013)
  • "When Your Lips Are So Close" Gord Bamford (2013)
  • "We Kissed As Leaves Swirled Around Us" Breathe Of My Leaves (2013)
  • "Cyclops" Breathe Of My Leaves (2013)

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