Stefano Sbrulli (1988) is a multidisciplinary artist from Italy.
Appreciated internationally for the immersive language typical of the “cinema of reality” and for the profound commitment to talking about social and environmental issues. His work has achieved notable recognition, including the prestigious Documentary Photographer of the Years from the Royal Photography Society and the Premio Vittorio De Seta for the documentary Donde los niños no sueñan, making him a recognized figure in the world of documentary cinema.
His works are regularly published by magazines and media such as: Treccani, The Washington Post, Die Zeit, BBC, El Pais, La Repubblica, Internazionale, L’Espresso, Il Post, FQ Millennium, Artribune.
1/3 of BStudio, a Creative Lab in Rome.
Books and Zine
2027 Carie (working progress)
2024 Donde los niños no sueñan (BStudio)
2022 Black as wind (BStudio)
2021 Peshmerga (BStudio)
Selected Awards and Grants
2024
Nebrodi Cinema Doc, Premio alla Regia
2023
Festival dei diritti Umani di Napoli, Best Short Film
Lucania Film Festival, Menzione d’onore, Miglior Tematica
Clorofilla Film Festival, Premio Vittorio De Seta
Mediterraneo Festival Corto, Miglior DocuFilm
Prato Film Festival, Miglior Cortometraggio sezione Diritti Umani
Perimetro Roma, Vincitore Open call, Mirko – a love story
2022
DIG Awards, Finalista
Urbanautica Institute Awards, Shortlist
CPD Zine, Menzione Speciale, Black as Wind
2021
Documentary Photographer of the Year, Royal Photography Society, Finalista
Belfast Photo Festival, Shortlist
CPD Zine, Menzione Speciale, Peshmerga
Perimetro Roma, Vincitore Open calls, Lookdown
Zine Tonic Award, Menzione d’Onore, Lookdown
Charta Festival – A Dummy Workshop, Vincitore Open call
2020
International Photography Awards, Menzione d’Onore
Moscow International Foto Awards, Menzione d’Onore
ZEISS Photography Award, Shortlist
2018 Noor/Nikon Academy Masterclass, Fellowships
Group Exhibitions & Installation
2025
19ª Mostra Internazionale di Architettura, Padiglione Austria, Venezia, Italia
24ª Esposizione Internazionale, Triennale di Milano, Italia
2024
IMPACT (with Edoardo Olivetto), Fuori Salone, Milano, Italia
Black as wind Castelnuovo Fotografia, Castelnuovo di Porto, Italia
Donde los niños no sueñan Museo Regional, BIS, Iquique, Chile
Donde los niños no sueñan Palazzo Ducale, BIS, Genova, Italia
Donde los niños no sueñan Officine Fotografiche, BIS, Roma, Italia
Donde los niños no sueñan Palazzo Averoldi, BIS, Brescia, Italia
2022
Donde los niños no sueñan Chippenham Museum, Chippenham, Inghilterra
Donde los niños no sueñan Chatelherault House, Glasgow, Scozia
Donde los niños no sueñan Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, Scozia
Donde los niños no sueñan Oriel Colwyn, Colwyn Bay, Galles del Nord
Donde los niños no sueñan Newcastle Arts Centre, Newcastle, Inghilterra
Donde los niños no sueñan FujiFilm House of Photography, Londra, Inghilterra
Donde los niños no sueñan St John’s College, Oxford, Inghilterra
2016
So Duckhalma Stazione Tiburtina, Non passarci sopra, Roma, Italia
2015
Emergenza abitativa a Roma MACRO – Oltre il muro di Roma, Roma, Italia
Selected Festival screenings
2026 The Material Cloud Film Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
2025 Festival del Reportage, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
2024 Humans Fest, Valencia, Spain
2023 Bajo nuestra piel, La Paz, Bolivia
2023 Bogocine Bogotá, Colombia
2023 Festival del Cinema dei Diritti Umani di Napoli, Italy
2023 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, L’Avana, Cuba
2023 Sulmona International Film Festival, Italy
2023 Fano Film Festival, Italy
2023 ÍCARO, Guatemala
2023 Terra di Tutti Film Festival, Italy
2023 Magna Graecia Film Festival, Italy
2023 Mediterraneo Festival Corto, Italy
2023 CinemAmbiente, Italy
2023 Prato Film Festival, Italy
2023 Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote, Spain
2022 DIG Awards, Italy
2019 Bari Gender Film Festival, Italy
2018 Fotoleggendo, Italy
2017 VISA pour l’image, student screening, France
2017 Social World Film Festival, Italy
2017 Premio Nickelodeon, Italy
2017 Cinebus, Italy
2017 Farm Film Festival, Italy
2013 Sisak Eco Film Festival, Croatia
2013 Green Short Film Festival, CA, USA
2013 Havaaye Taaze, Iran
2013 Fonlad Festival, Portugal
Institutional Screening
2025
Donde los niños no sueñan
Centro Cultural de España en Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Centro Cultural de España en Managua, Nicaragua
Centro Cultural de España en Panamá
Centro Cultural de España en Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Centro Cultural de España en Asunción, Paraguay
Centro Cultural de España en La Paz, Bolivia
Centro Cultural de España en Lima, Perú
Centro Cultural de España en Montevideo, Uruguay
Centro Cultural de España en Ciudad de México, México
Centro Cultural de España en San José, Costa Rica
Centro Cultural de España en San Salvador, El Salvador
Centro Cultural de España en Santiago, Chile
Centro Cultural de España en Santo Domingo
Centro Cultural de España en República Dominicana
Centros Culturales de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Centros Culturales de Córdoba, Argentina
Centros Culturales de Rosario, Argentina
Centro Cultural de España en Bata
Centro Cultural de España en Malabo
Embajada de España en Cuba
Embajada de España en Venezuela
Embajada de España en Colombia
Embajada de España en Ecuador
Lectures, Presentations and Talks
2025
Radio Onda Rossa, Roma
Officine Fotografiche, Roma
Festival del reportage, Ascoli Piceno
Linea, Lecce
ZicZic, Bari
Trevilab, Bolzano
2024
Magazzini Fotografici, Napoli
ICP, New York
Utopia, Rieti
Nebrodi Cinema Doc, Capo D’Orlando, Italia
MICS – Spazio Comunità, BIS, Brescia, Italia
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Roma, Italia
2023
10th Aniversary of Source International, Pisa, Italia
ABITARE, Spin Time, Roma, Italia
L’etica delle immagini, Tavola Rotonda online
2022
Incontri Visivi, Roma, Italia
Other activities
2025
Jury at Festival dei Diritti Umani di Napoli, Italy
Jury at Giovani Costruttori Film Festival, Italy
2024
Jury at Nebrodi Cinema Doc, Capo d’Orlando, Italy
2023
International Jury at Almagro International Film Festival, Almagro, Spain