Biography

I'm Stefano Tambellini, a book illustrator, writer and independent animation director. I also make puppets and sets for my films and loads of other less interesting things.

In 2005 I co-founded the production label SenzaTesta with my sister Alice, focusing on puppet animation shorts. We also run stop-motion workshops in schools and festivals, sharing our methods and techniques.

Here you can have a look at some of my works both in illustration and animation, including some behind the scenes from our latest short film Impossible Maladies.

Selected publishers:

Salani Editore, Il Castoro, Einaudi Ragazzi, Edizioni EL,  Little Bee Books, Bloomsbury, Barrington Stoke, Harper Collins, Workman Publishing, Rizzoli Lizard, Oxford University Press, Milan Jeunesse, Solferino/Corriere della Sera, Editoriale Scienza.