STEPHANIE SANNUTO

About

Steph’s professional career reflects her passion for directing, cinematography, and motion picture editing. Her experience varies from live directing to documentary filming and editing. Behind the camera, and in the editing suite, she is a creative lead on many original and sponsored multi-nominated productions for legacy brands such as Yahoo, HuffPost, and NBC News.

 

Stephanie Sannuto is a multidisciplinary creative with a passion for storytelling through directing, cinematography, editing, and studio photography. Her professional career spans live production, documentary filmmaking, and editorial photography, with a focus on both original and branded content. Whether behind the camera or in the editing suite, Stephanie serves as a creative lead across high-impact, multi-nominated projects for major media organizations including Yahoo, HuffPost, and NBC News.

 

Previously with NBCUniversal News Digital, Stephanie led the production of documentary content, feature specials, and original series for prominent NBC News brands like StayTuned, Digital Docs, and Peacock. Her role as a managing video editor involved providing creative direction, collaborating with senior leadership, and ensuring smooth post-production workflows across multiple departments.

Currently, Stephanie is sharing her expertise with the next generation of post-production professionals as an educator at Sheridan and Mohawk Colleges. She also maintains a thriving freelance career, where she continues to lead creative projects across a variety of media formats.

A few accolades to note:

Dear Noah, an NBC News Digital Docs and NBC OUT partnership in association with Focus Features (2022)

This documentary premiered at DOC NYC and is Emmy nominated for Outstanding Soft Feature Story: Long Form in News & Documentary, nominated for a GLAAD award for Outstanding TV Journalism Long Form, and Winner of Deadline Club’s 2023 Award.

Run The Risk, a HuffPost Canada original short documentary (2020)

This documentary won gold in Best Online Video: Mini-Doc category at the 2020 Digital Publishing Awards, gold in Best Video Content at the 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards, and bronze in Documentary: Health/Medical Information at New York Festivals TV & Film Awards

No Strings Attached, a HuffPost Canada docu-series (2019)

This series won gold in Best continuing coverage of a news story at the 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards.