Stefan's early life started out with training in classical violin. As a violinist, he won major competitions and performed with, among others, the Philadelphia orchestra. He was touted as a child prodigy but by early high school, realized his true love was film. Amateur movies in high school were followed by a college education in filmmaking. He won numerous awards with his student short films before moving into a professional film career. He worked in many aspects of the film business, producing and directing commercials for foreign television as well as working for numerous clients as varied Rescue 911, Frontline and MTV. In 1993, he wrote, produced and directed his first feature film, The Game. It premiered in 1994, and is distributed domestically by Panorama Entertainment, Inc. and internationally by Curb Entertainment, Inc. In 1997, Stefan partnered with Lance Weiler to write, direct, produce and co-star in The Last Broadcast. The Last Broadcast received international acclaim as the first desktop based feature film and then went on to many festivals, winning Best Feature Film Silver Prize at The Chicago Underground Film Festival. The trek continued when, partnering with Esther Robinson and David Beard, Wavelength Releasing was created. In October 1998, Wavelength Releasing made cinematic history with the first fully digital national theatrical release of a feature film via satellite. The Last Broadcast was that film. Through theatrical, cable, video, and foreign sales, The Last Broadcast has gone on to become, based on budget to profit ratio, one of the most profitable movies in history. Stefan has been recognized as "one of the twenty five people helping to reinvent entertainment..." by Wired magazine. Stories about The Last Broadcast and Stefan have appeared in most major publications including, Time, People, The Wall Street Journal, etc. He has lectured in Europe, The United States, South America, Japan and Canada about digital filmmaking as well as written for numerous publications about the experience. Other full length work includes the concert films Cut It Up (1996), and Vine in Concert (1992) He resides in Los Angeles. Show less «