Stella Velon

Stella Velon
Alma materParis Nanterre University
HB Studio
Occupationsactress, writer, director
Years active2005 - present
Known forDirector of The Critic (2019 film)
AwardsFull list

Stella Velon is an actress, writer, and director who works in both English and French-language films. She made her directorial debut with the short psychological drama The Critic, which she also wrote and in which she played the lead role. The film received multiple nominations and awards, including at the very first All Voices Film Festival organized by Amazon Studios.[1][2]

Velon was nominated for a Webby Award for Best Individual Performance for her role in The Critic.[3]

Education

Velon began her training as an actress in Paris, taking drama classes with Dominique Viriot (at Cours Viriot), and then in Copenhagen with a teacher from the Lee Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Robert Castle, while continuing her studies up to a bachelor’s degree in economics and business management at Paris Nanterre University. She received an invitation to continue her drama training at HB Studio in New York, where she moved in order to pursue her international acting career.

Career

While continuing her acting training, Velon entered professional modeling and appeared in various campaigns and commercials for Calvin Klein,[4] Oribe, Lacoste, and others.[5] She is a brand ambassador for the jewelry brand Di Modolo.

She also made appearances on television shows and films such as Gossip Girl and Men in Black 3, and starred in independent productions such as Shutterbug, short films and music videos.[5]

Velon co-founded her production company The Punk Floyd Company with former fashion and beauty photography agent Jean Gabriel Kauss. Their inaugural production was the psychological short film The Critic, written, directed, and co-produced by Velon, who also played one of the two lead roles alongside Alan Smyth.[6]

Velon filmed The Critic over the course of two consecutive days in one location in Los Angeles, California.[6][7][8] The film deals with topics ranging from impostor syndrome, mental health, and substance abuse, to artists' and women’s place in Hollywood.[9][6]

For her work on The Critic, she was nominated for Best Director at the 2018 UK Film Review Awards.[10] She was also nominated in the “Best Individual Performance” category at the 2020 Webby Awards for her performance in the film.[3] She also won the award for Best Short Film at the Method Fest Independent Film Festival,[11] one of the top four awards at Amazon first All Voices Film Festival,[11][12] and was the runner-up for the Women in Film Award at the Kinofilm Manchester International Short Film Festival.[13]

Filmography

Film and television

Key

† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Title Year Actor Writer Director Notes
Vive la vie 2005 Yes No No Feature film (France)
R.I.S. Police scientifique 2006 Yes No No TV series (France)
A Girl and a Gun 2009 Yes No No Shot on film
Shutterbug 2009 Yes No No Feature film
Gossip Girl 2010 Yes No No TV series
Dead End 2010 Yes No No Short film (silent)[14]
Hoppus on Music 2011 Yes No No Promotional
Asylum 2011 Yes No No Short film
Far Rockaway 2011 Yes No No Feature film
Men in Black 3 2012 Yes No No Feature film
Video Game 2013 Yes No No Short film
Sruggleing 2017 Yes No No Web series
Baskets 2016 Yes No No TV series
79 Parts 2016 Yes No No Feature film
Stella 2017 Yes Yes No Short film
The Critic 2019 Yes Yes Yes Short film
Erase & Rewind † TBA Yes Yes Yes Feature film based on the short The Critic
Untitled Stella Velon Comedy Series Project † TBA Yes Yes Yes TV series[15]

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes
2011 "Secret Window” Dusty Wright Performs “Soleils couchants” by Paul Verlaine at the top[16]

Awards and nominations

Award/Festival Year Category Nominated work Result
Boston Film Festival[1] 2018 Best Short Film The Critic Nominated
Festival Angaelica

X Catalyst Content[17]

2019 Best Breakout Performance The Critic Won
London Independent Film Festival[18] 2019 Best Short Film The Critic Nominated
Amazon Prime Video’s All Voices Film Festival[1] 2019 Runner-up / First Prize recipient The Critic Won
Method Fest Independent Film Festival[19][1] 2019 Best Short Film The Critic Won
Method Fest Independent Film Festival[19] 2019 Best Actress Nominated
The Webby Awards[6] 2020 Best Individual Performance The Critic Nominated
Arpa International Film Festival[20] 2020 Best Short Film The Critic Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c d Michael (2020-05-12). "The Critic, Stella Velon Debut, an Out-Standing Award Winning Film". indieactivity. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  2. ^ "Meet Stella Velon | Award-Winning Writer, Director, Actress". SHOUTOUT LA. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  3. ^ a b "NEW Webby Gallery + Index". NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  4. ^ "Calvin Klein Downtown - Sasie Sealy". sasiesealy.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  5. ^ a b "Aspiring Queens actress sues after her picture appears in Di Modolo jewelry ad". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  6. ^ a b c d "Interview with The Punk Floyd Company on Making "The Critic"". Webby Awards. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  7. ^ "Interview: Stella Velon, First-time Director on Award-winner, The Critic". indieactivity. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  8. ^ "THE CRITIC | Psychological Thriller Film | Los Angeles, CA - FilmLocal". 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  9. ^ Olson, Chris (2018-08-07). "The Critic short film". UK Film Review. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  10. ^ Review, UK Film (2018-12-17). "The UK Film Review Awards 2018 Nominees". UK Film Review. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  11. ^ a b Kilday, Gregg (2019-04-01). "'Princess of the Row' Wins Audience Award at Method Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  12. ^ Zhan, Jennifer (2019-08-28). "'Mr. & Mrs. Kim' wins Amazon's first All Voices Film Festival". AsAmNews. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  13. ^ "KINOFILM 15th Edition Award Winners, Runners Up and Special Mentions | Kinofilm Festival". Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  14. ^ ""Dead End" by Fabien Dufils". Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  15. ^ "Untitled Stella Velon Comedy Series Project". The Punk Floyd Company. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  16. ^ "Dusty Wright - "Secret Window" | Dusty Wright's Culture Catch". culturecatch.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  17. ^ "The Critic (2018) Awards & Festivals". mubi.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  18. ^ "The Fan Carpet + ActingHour's Sophie London shares her Reviews for Shorts Block 6 at the 2019 Edition of the London Independent Film Festival". thefancarpet.com. April 12, 2019.
  19. ^ a b "The Method Fest Independent Film Festival". methodfest.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  20. ^ IFF, Arpa (2020-09-24). "Short film THE CRITIC by Stella Velon 2020 Arpa IFF". Arpa International Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
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