After a scholarship awarded post-graduate degree in film at Bristol University, Stewart directed in broadcast television on documentaries for Channel 4 and the BBC. He then wrote and directed his first feature film, 'Fast Food', starring Douglas Henshall and Gerard Butler (300, PS I Love You) that featured in the London Film Festival and gained a theatrical release. That led to him working with legendary producer Norma Heyman on the $5m Sky Pictures feature film 'Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)’, which he wrote and directed, starring Stellan Skarsgard, Chris Penn, Paul Bettany and Sienna Guillory.
Stewart has recently finished directing ‘Blue Moon Rising’ an epic feature documentary about a season at Manchester City football club. The film was released to critical acclaim in autumn 2010.
Stewart currently works on a combination of commercials, feature film and international brand films and is in development on psychological thriller ‘Richmond Hill’.
Awards
- In 2005 Stewart directed Spooks Interactive at the BBC, which won both a Bafta for best production and the highest accolade at Cannes, the Grand Prix.
- New York Film Festival Gold World Medal (1) 2008
- New York Film Festival Gold World Medal (2) 2008
- IVCA Gold 2008
- IVCA Silver 2008
- IVCA Silver 2007
- New York Film Festival Gold 2006
- US International Film and Video Festival Gold 2006
- US International Film and Video Festival Silver 2006
- IVCA Gold 2006
- IVCA Gold 2004
- Nominated Golden Hitchcock Dinard Film Festival for Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) 2001
- Rolex
- Vodafone
- Nokia
- Samsung
- Nike
- British Airways
- HSBC
- JP Morgan
- General Motors
- Renault
- Microsoft
- Shell
- DWP
- DCSF
- NHS
- IMG
- BBC
- Sky
- Channel 4