Biography
Stéphane Lambert is a French documentary filmmaker, festival founder, and cultural entrepreneur based in Bangkok, whose work spans documentary film, podcasting, television, cultural institution-building, and creative education.
He is the founder and director of BKK DOC – Bangkok International Documentary Awards, described in the proposal as Southeast Asia’s premier documentary film festival, IMDb-accredited, with an international jury of more than 140 members from over 20 countries. He is also a founding member of the Thai Documentary Filmmakers Trade Association (TDFA), the professional body representing Thailand’s non-fiction filmmaking community.
His selected works include On a Thai Note, a documentary portrait of Thai composer Somtow Sucharitkul, currently streaming on Thai PBS and awarded Honorable Mention at Hollywood Shorts Fest 2026; Stories of a Miss, Thailand Winner at the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2024 and selected at festivals across four continents; and Filming in Thailand, an interview podcast series that won Best Host/Presenter of the Year at the Asia Podcast Awards 2024.
At Muse [X], Stéphane’s proposed school is built on the belief that performance now lives beyond the stage — on screen, in sound, and in the story told after the curtain falls. The program connects documentary film, audio and podcasting, vertical/social media storytelling, and artist portraiture, helping students graduate with a finished project connected to the Muse [X] stage, musicians, and creative ecosystem.
His role is strategically important because Multimedia & Documentary Arts can serve every department: musicians, dancers, theatre students, composers, and music technology students all need to document and communicate their work. As Stéphane states in the proposal, this school is “the connective tissue of the Muse [X] ecosystem — the school that makes every other department visible.”
Focus
Documentary Film
Short Documentary
Artist Portrait Film
Audio Storytelling
Podcast Production
Interview Technique
Research and Story Structure
Filming Musicians and Performers
Vertical and Social Media Storytelling
Portfolio Projects
Festival-Ready Documentary Work
Cross-Department Creative Documentation
Credentials
- Founder and Director, BKK DOC – Bangkok International Documentary Awards
- Founding member, Thai Documentary Filmmakers Trade Association
- Thailand Winner, Asian Academy Creative Awards, 2024
- Thailand Winner, Asian Academy Creative Awards, 2018
- Best Host/Presenter of the Year, Asia Podcast Awards, 2024
- Honorable Mention, Hollywood Shorts Fest, 2026
- Award Winner, Korea International Short Film Festival, 2023
- Award Winner, Greatest NYC Film Festival – Best Editor, 2025
- Director of On a Thai Note, currently streaming on Thai PBS
- Creator/host of Filming in Thailand podcast series
Highlights
French documentary filmmaker, festival founder, and cultural entrepreneur based in Bangkok. Founder of BKK DOC and founding member of TDFA, Stéphane brings documentary film, podcasting, festival culture, and cultural institution-building into Muse [X] as Director of the Signature School for Multimedia & Documentary Arts.
