Biography
I am an artist and filmmaker born in 1986 in Scotland to English parents, raised in Belgium and Sheffield, now living and working in Thessaloniki, Greece.
During my formative years I went to an international school in Belgium close to Brussels, where I was exposed to a strange mix of American, European and British culture; when I first moved to England at the age of eight it was an unexpected culture shock—one that has deeply influenced my work and my insider/outsider perspective ever since.
I am currently working on my first feature film whilst continuing to work as an illustrator, art director and also making experimental short films and music videos.
If you would like to license any of my illustrations, please visit Ikon images where you can purchase usage rights to many of them.
I am an artist and filmmaker born in 1986 in Scotland to English parents, raised in Belgium and Sheffield, now living and working in Thessaloniki, Greece.
During my formative years I went to an international school in Belgium close to Brussels, where I was exposed to a strange mix of American, European and British culture; when I first moved to England at the age of eight it was an unexpected culture shock—one that has deeply influenced my work and my insider/outsider perspective ever since.
I am currently working on my first feature film whilst continuing to work as an illustrator, art director and also making experimental short films and music videos.
If you would like to license any of my illustrations, please visit Ikon images where you can purchase usage rights to many of them.
Film
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Art Direction
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Illustration
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Contact
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︎︎︎ Instagram
︎︎︎ Letterboxd
︎︎︎ YouTube
︎︎︎ IMDb
︎︎︎ TMDb
︎︎︎ Artist CV
Art Direction
︎︎︎ LinkedIn
︎︎︎ Download PDF Portfolio
Illustration
︎︎︎ Instagram
︎︎︎ Behance
︎︎︎ LinkedIn
Contact
︎︎︎ hello@sambrewster.com
Exhibitions & Screenings
2025
22 Oct 2025: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Shorts On Tap, London, UK
10 Oct - 11 Jan 2026: Domestication selected as part of the Open Exhibition at Ferens Gallery, Hull, UK
10 Oct: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Unthinkable Film Festival, Hull, UK
28-31 Aug: Ania01 selected as part of the Moments group exhibition, Purist Gallery, London, UK
13-30 Sept: Domestication screened at three venues in Darkroom Festival, UK
7-28 June: Domestication selected for group show Experimental LOOP, New York, USA
17-18 May: Open Studios, Thessaloniki, Greece
2024
12 Sept: Domestication selected for group show Nosakhari @ London Fashion Week, London, UK
5 Sept: Bouquet screened at Dream Sequence, London, UK
3 Sept: NO BALL GAMES in selection for The Shortest Nights, London, UK
30 July: Echolalia posted to Beyond the Short (online)
13 July: Domestication selected for group show 3to1 Films, London, UK
1 July: Echolalia premiered on Promonews (online)
22 June: Retrospective screening at VIC // Aveiro Arts House, Aveiro, Portugal
22 April: Domestication wins 1st prize for Canal180 open call ‘9:16: House’, Porto, Portugal
9 June: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Rhythm & Reels, London, UK
9 June: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Walthamstow Film Festival, London, UK
12 May: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Film Tottenham, London, UK
26 April: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Beeston Film Festival, Nottinghamshire, UK
21 Jan: NO BALL GAMES in selection for London Short Film Festival, London, UK
2023
2 Dec: NO BALL GAMES in selection for 3 to 1 Films, London, UK
22-24 Nov: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Regard Indépendant, Nice, France
9-13 Nov: NO BALL GAMES in selection for PÖFF Shorts, Tallinn, Estonia
22 Oct: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Sunderland Shorts Film Festival, UK
20 Oct: NO BALL GAMES nominated for 'Best Micro Short Movie' at Lowestoft Film Festival, UK
7 Oct: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Bolton International Film Festival, UK
6 Oct: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Canal180 screening at Cinema Trindade, Porto, Portugal
4 Oct: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Canal180 screening at Cinemateca, Lisbon, Portugal
30 Sept: NO BALL GAMES in selection for EFN Festival, London, UK
29 Sept: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Encounters, Bristol, UK
15 Aug: NO BALL GAMES won ‘Best Mini Short’ at SHORT to the Point, Romania
29 June: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Prince Charles Cinema, London, UK
27 May: NO BALL GAMES in selection for BFI Southbank, London, UK
22 May: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France
2021
27 June: Fingernails in selection for London Short Film Festival, Rio Cinema, London, UK
14-23 Jan: Fingernails in selection for London Short Film Festival online, London, UK
2020
10 Oct: Fingernails in selection for Film Shortage Quarantine Creatives (online)
26 Sept: Fingernails in selection for The Shortest Nights, London, UK
21 June: Fingernails in selection for Shelter Shorts, London, UK
2019
3 Feb: Undone in selection for SHORT to the point, London, UK
2016
10 Oct: Writer in selection for Portsmouth International Film Festival, Portsmouth, UK
4 July: Writer in selection for Pennine Film Festival, UK
2014
12 Nov: Writer nominated for ‘Best Soundtrack’ at MUSIC & SOUND Awards, London, UK
2025
22 Oct 2025: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Shorts On Tap, London, UK
10 Oct - 11 Jan 2026: Domestication selected as part of the Open Exhibition at Ferens Gallery, Hull, UK
10 Oct: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Unthinkable Film Festival, Hull, UK
28-31 Aug: Ania01 selected as part of the Moments group exhibition, Purist Gallery, London, UK
13-30 Sept: Domestication screened at three venues in Darkroom Festival, UK
7-28 June: Domestication selected for group show Experimental LOOP, New York, USA
17-18 May: Open Studios, Thessaloniki, Greece
2024
12 Sept: Domestication selected for group show Nosakhari @ London Fashion Week, London, UK
5 Sept: Bouquet screened at Dream Sequence, London, UK
3 Sept: NO BALL GAMES in selection for The Shortest Nights, London, UK
30 July: Echolalia posted to Beyond the Short (online)
13 July: Domestication selected for group show 3to1 Films, London, UK
1 July: Echolalia premiered on Promonews (online)
22 June: Retrospective screening at VIC // Aveiro Arts House, Aveiro, Portugal
22 April: Domestication wins 1st prize for Canal180 open call ‘9:16: House’, Porto, Portugal
9 June: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Rhythm & Reels, London, UK
9 June: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Walthamstow Film Festival, London, UK
12 May: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Film Tottenham, London, UK
26 April: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Beeston Film Festival, Nottinghamshire, UK
21 Jan: NO BALL GAMES in selection for London Short Film Festival, London, UK
2023
2 Dec: NO BALL GAMES in selection for 3 to 1 Films, London, UK
22-24 Nov: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Regard Indépendant, Nice, France
9-13 Nov: NO BALL GAMES in selection for PÖFF Shorts, Tallinn, Estonia
22 Oct: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Sunderland Shorts Film Festival, UK
20 Oct: NO BALL GAMES nominated for 'Best Micro Short Movie' at Lowestoft Film Festival, UK
7 Oct: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Bolton International Film Festival, UK
6 Oct: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Canal180 screening at Cinema Trindade, Porto, Portugal
4 Oct: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Canal180 screening at Cinemateca, Lisbon, Portugal
30 Sept: NO BALL GAMES in selection for EFN Festival, London, UK
29 Sept: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Encounters, Bristol, UK
15 Aug: NO BALL GAMES won ‘Best Mini Short’ at SHORT to the Point, Romania
29 June: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Prince Charles Cinema, London, UK
27 May: NO BALL GAMES in selection for BFI Southbank, London, UK
22 May: NO BALL GAMES in selection for Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France
2021
27 June: Fingernails in selection for London Short Film Festival, Rio Cinema, London, UK
14-23 Jan: Fingernails in selection for London Short Film Festival online, London, UK
2020
10 Oct: Fingernails in selection for Film Shortage Quarantine Creatives (online)
26 Sept: Fingernails in selection for The Shortest Nights, London, UK
21 June: Fingernails in selection for Shelter Shorts, London, UK
2019
3 Feb: Undone in selection for SHORT to the point, London, UK
2016
10 Oct: Writer in selection for Portsmouth International Film Festival, Portsmouth, UK
4 July: Writer in selection for Pennine Film Festival, UK
2014
12 Nov: Writer nominated for ‘Best Soundtrack’ at MUSIC & SOUND Awards, London, UK
Selected Clients
Oxfam
Greenpeace
Medical Aid for Palestinians
UNICEF
The New York Times
Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post
The Times
The Guardian
La Repubblica
Financial Times
BBC Science Focus
SHOP Magazine
Entertainment Weekly
Condé Nast
AdWeek
ITV
Wonderbly
Phaidon
Macmillan
Hachette
M&C Saatchi
Creative Review
WIRED
Lonely Planet
Reader's Digest
BBC
Filmography
Ania01 (2025)
Living Normally (2024)
Echolalia (2024)
Domestication (2024)
Neither here, nor There (2024)
Bouquet (2024)
Swing (2024)
NO BALL GAMES (2023)
Fingernails (2020)
Undone (2016)
Writer (2013)
Illustrated Books
Book Of Dinosaurs (2022)
Who’s thay Dinosaur? (2022)
Epic Adventures (2022)
Look Inside a Coral Reef (2022)
You are the Best Ever (2020)
Book Of Flight (2019)
Incredible Journeys (2019)
Walk This Underground World (2019)
Whose Bones (2018)
Book Of Bones (Bestseller, 2017)
Walk This Wild World (2017)
VIN (2017)
Oxfam
Greenpeace
Medical Aid for Palestinians
UNICEF
The New York Times
Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post
The Times
The Guardian
La Repubblica
Financial Times
BBC Science Focus
SHOP Magazine
Entertainment Weekly
Condé Nast
AdWeek
ITV
Wonderbly
Phaidon
Macmillan
Hachette
M&C Saatchi
Creative Review
WIRED
Lonely Planet
Reader's Digest
BBC
Filmography
Ania01 (2025)
Living Normally (2024)
Echolalia (2024)
Domestication (2024)
Neither here, nor There (2024)
Bouquet (2024)
Swing (2024)
NO BALL GAMES (2023)
Fingernails (2020)
Undone (2016)
Writer (2013)
Illustrated Books
Book Of Dinosaurs (2022)
Who’s thay Dinosaur? (2022)
Epic Adventures (2022)
Look Inside a Coral Reef (2022)
You are the Best Ever (2020)
Book Of Flight (2019)
Incredible Journeys (2019)
Walk This Underground World (2019)
Whose Bones (2018)
Book Of Bones (Bestseller, 2017)
Walk This Wild World (2017)
VIN (2017)
All content © Sam Brewster 2009-2025.