Who am I?
William Stead was born in the North of England. At the age of 9, he moved to Florida in the US and later went on to graduate from the FSU Film School. He now focuses his work on telling historical stories from the past, focusing on the outsiders from human history. William is an active member of the LGBTQ+ community and hopes that his work will bring to light the gaps in the timeline of gay history. To date he’s had his work play across the world, including three acceptances and one win at the Cannes Film Festival.
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AWARDS & OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Children of the Night
2023 - Winner - Best International Feature - Guernsey Film Festival
2023 - Soho Horror Film Festival
2023 - Nominated - Best International Feature - Sunscreen Film Festival
All the Young Dudes
BIFA & Oscar Qualifying
2023 - Winner - Best Low Budget Film - North East International FF
2022 - American Pavilion at the Festival de Cannes
2021 - Winner - Best Young Creator - URBANWORLD
2021 - 1st Place - Palm Beach International Film Festival
2021 - Finalist - Brighton Rocks Film Festival
2020 - Winner - Key West Film Festival
2020 - Liverpool Film Festival
2020 - NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth)
2020 - Reeling Chicago LGBTQ+ Film Festival
The Last Summer
2020 - American Pavilion at the Festival de Cannes
2020 - 2nd Place - Palm Beach International Film Festival
2019 - Key West International Film Festival
The Flip Side
2021 - Winner - Pensacon Short Film Festival
2019 - American Pavilion at the Festival de Cannes
2019 - Best Florida Film - Tampa Bay Humanitarian Film Fest
2020 - Vero Beach Film Festival
2020 - Dunedin Film Festival
2019 - Sunscreen Film Festival
2018 - Love Your Shorts Film Festival
2018 - TBUFF
Common Ground
2016 - Best Short Film - Gasparilla International Film Fest
2016 - Best Director - Gasparilla International Film Fest
