Luca and Gabriele Stifani standing together in front of a colourful mural

Directors · Filmmakers · Twin perspective

Stifani Brothers

Two filmmakers. One visual language. Luca and Gabriele Stifani move between directing, cinematography, camera, sound, editing and visual development—building stories from the first instinct to the final frame.

Our story

Built to cross disciplines.

Luca and Gabriele Stifani are Italian twin filmmakers based in London. Born in Salento and trained in media production at Northumbria University, they built their career by refusing to stay inside one job title. Their work moves through direction, cinematography, camera operating, production sound, editing and creative development.

That range is practical, not decorative. On an international documentary unit, it means understanding what the director needs, what the camera can reach, what the sound must preserve and what the edit will later require. On their own projects, it means carrying one clear intention across every stage of production.

They have contributed to productions for Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, PBS, CBC, DAZN and other international partners, filming sport, culture, factual stories, commercial work and independent cinema across borders.

Not two separate careers—one shared way of seeing.

01Directing
02Cinematography
03Camera
04Production sound
05Editing
06Visual development
Luca and Gabriele Stifani at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences · New York

40th Sports Emmy Awards · 2019

Recognition earned inside the work.

Luca and Gabriele contributed to All or Nothing: Manchester City—Luca in production sound and Gabriele across camera, media management and editorial support. The Amazon Prime Video series was nominated for Outstanding Serialized Sports Documentary at the 40th Annual Sports Emmy Awards.

The distinction belongs to the production; their credit is part of the team that built it. That is the way they describe their career too: ambitious work made through trust, responsibility and close collaboration.

Verified against the official 2019 Sports Emmy nominations and the production credits.

A career in motion

From Salento to international sets.

  1. Beginnings

    A childhood fascination with cinema in southern Italy became formal training in media production in Newcastle—and then a working life in London.

  2. Independent language

    They wrote, directed, produced and edited Amok, programmed at AsterFest in 2007, while developing a practice across experimental film, effects and artist-led work.

  3. Bodies in the frame

    Years in contemporary dance and performance expanded their understanding of rhythm, physical storytelling and the needs of performers—experience that now sharpens how they direct people for camera.

  4. Global factual production

    All or Nothing: Manchester City and Fernando placed them inside fast, intimate international documentary units where camera and sound had to anticipate unrepeated moments.

  5. A wider field

    Credits now reach across Netflix, PBS, CBC, DAZN and international branded work—from public health and culture to elite sport, music and investigative documentary.

  6. PINTA today

    Their studio brings the full range together: director-led filmmaking, cinematography, production sound, post-production and AI-assisted visual development, with story and human judgement at the centre.

Selected production credits

Stories seen around the world.

All or Nothing: Manchester City official trailer artwork Amazon Prime Video · Sports documentary

All or Nothing: Manchester City

Production sound · Camera · Media management · Editorial support
Fernando Amazon Prime Video trailer artwork Amazon Original · Motorsport documentary

Fernando

Director of photography · Production sound · Camera
American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden Netflix trailer artwork Netflix · Investigative documentary

American Manhunt

Camera operator · London unit
The Invisible Shield PBS documentary trailer artwork PBS · Public health documentary

The Invisible Shield

Director of photography · London filming
Two fighters facing one another in the Tall Order cinematic arena DAZN · Queensberry · AI commercial

Tall Order

AI visual development · Creative direction · Edit
Layered city and water imagery from the Super 8 film Threads Independent film · Super 8 · Exhibition

Threads

Direction · Camera · Editing · ASC Studios, The Flux of Memory 2025

Why multidisciplinary matters

Every role informs the next.

01 · StoryDirection

Performance, tone and visual intention are treated as one decision.

02 · ImageCinematography

Light and composition stay close to character, place and emotional truth.

03 · PresenceSound

Production sound is not a technical afterthought; it is point of view, atmosphere and memory.

04 · RhythmEdit & development

Thinking ahead to the cut shapes coverage, continuity and new AI-assisted ways to explore a film before production.

Luca and Gabriele Stifani laughing together

A note on performance

Understanding both sides of the lens.

Their experience in acting, contemporary dance and live performance is part of the filmmaking—not the headline of it. It gives them an instinct for bodies in space, the vulnerability of being watched and the trust a director must create before a truthful moment can happen.

The next chapter

Bring us into the story.

Available for directing, cinematography, camera, production sound, documentary, commercial and creative-development collaborations in the UK and internationally.