Stephanie de Bem

Stephanie "Steph" de Bem was born in Toronto on February 7th, 1997. She is a fourth-year student in the Image Arts: Film Studies program at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. She specializes in producing, screenwriting, and 1st ADing. Stephanie has worked in both film and theatre. Her work in film includes being in two professional commercials (RBC; Nordstrom), working on independent short films (both for school and professionally), and creating content for her YouTube channel. Her short films include "Your Mileage May Vary", which was aired on the CBC in August 2018, won Stephanie a Gracie Award presented by the Alliance for Women in Media, and has thus far gotten into two film festivals; "Fish Out of Water", which won "People's Choice Award- Night 1" and "Best Child Performance" at the Ryerson University Film Festival, and is now beginning its festival circuit run; "The Next Right", a film also screened at the Ryerson University Film Festival to great audience review and will be beginning its festival circuit run shortly; and "Not Just For The Nerds", a doc close to her heart which went on to screen at the Toronto Short Film Festival. Steph recently became a member of the Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television after being awarded a membership through Ryerson University and Boat Rocker Media's partnership program which awards promising film students opportunities in the entertainment industry. She won the Woman in Film Award sponsored by WIFT-T at RUFF 2019 for her work during her thesis year. She has also won four film related scholarships while attending Ryerson: the Universal Studios Scholarship in Filmmaking (2018), the HSBC Best 4th Year Producer (2019), and two Norman Jewison Filmmaker Awards (2018 & 2019). Currently Steph freelances as a production coordinator and is working on the film adaptation of Catherine Hernandez's award-winning novel Scarborough. She is grateful to be a part of such an amazing team and can't wait for people to see this film! She also recently joined the Storyline Entertainment team as a production coordinator and could not be more excited to help tell some amazing stories through the medium of documentary film! Stephanie's experiences with theatre include work both on and off stage. She made her directorial debut with her high school's production of High School Musical, which she also produced. Other work with her high school includes being the Co-President of the Drama Club for three years and acting in several productions (her favourite being "The Detective" in Clue). She's also worked on local productions outside of high school, including Camp Rock: The Musical, Alice in Wonderland, and The Lion King. Say hi to her on Twitter: StephdeBem, Instagram: stephdebem, and on YouTube.