Stephan Martinière is an artist, cartoonist, concept illustrator, and animation director working primarily in the science fiction and fantasy fields. He attended high school at a school in Paris. He won the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist in 2008 and was previously nominated in 2006 and 2007.
As an illustrator and animation director, Stephan has won numerous Awards including: - The Grand Master Award from Ballistic Media's Expose 4, - four Master Awards and nine Excellence Expose Awards from Ballistic Media, - The British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Cover of 2004, - The Chesley Award for best hard cover of 2006, - Two Silver Award for Editorial in 1997 and 2008 and a Gold Award in 2004 from Spectrum, A Thea Award for his work on the Paramount theme park Super Saturator in 2001.
As a director for the animated special "Madeline," Stephan won the Humanitas Award, the A.C.T Award and the Parent's Choice Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award.