Robinson Film Awards

25/06/2024

Congratulations to all our Winners, Finalists and Semi-Finalists of the June Edition!

Full List available on our website: https://robinsonfilmawards.altervista.org/june-2024/

15/06/2024

Michael Hudson on the Gold Carpet of Robinson Film Awards 🎬

06/06/2024

Meet the Judges 🎬 With more than 20 years of experience in Film and Entertainment Imdustry, Rod Saez is a cornerstone in the beginning of Entertainment Business in Chile, having worked on music videos for renowned bands such as Faith No More, Soul Asylum, E-MEN, Therion, Kreator, and Lacrimosa, among others. He has also been instrumental in promoting independent cinema through various film festivals that are known for showcasing talented filmmakers.

In 2016, Rod Sáez and Soledad Cáceres founded Cintamani Films, an independent cinema agency that has produced many captivating films in Chile and co-produced several globally recognized productions. In fact, three of the films distributed by Cintamani and two of the films co-produced by Soledad and Rod were shortlisted for the Academy Awards in October 2021. Same situation repeated 2022.
Rod works with over 100 filmmakers from all over the orb, featuring Hank Levine, José Guerrero, Felipe Cataldo, Maria Gisele Royo, Volter Bertelmann, Wai Kaltenegger, Vito García, Abel mekasha, etc. Taking care of different steps of production, from Project developement to sound design, production and sales representation.
With COP International, John Fryer (4AD), Bill Gould (Faith No More), he gathered musicians from all over the world to record a song for Unicef and The Children of War, featuring memmbers of Basement Jaxx, Ministry, Morrissey, Rammstein, Fear, Stabbing westwards, E-men, etc,
The single made over 100.000 dollars for Childen of War.
Rod produced the soundtrack of El Niño del plomo by Daniel Davila, with John Fryer and the band Luna in Caelo.
Also is involved in the production of the band Vortex, with Fryer again.

Recently Rod directed his first short film in over 30 years.

- Brand Ambassador for Big Syn Festival, from Big Synergy Institute, London, an United Nations NGO
- Member of International Screenwriters Association
- Member of ASIFA Hollywood

05/06/2024

Feature Film Review of "Alba Rosa", directed by Bogdan Radu.

Available now on our website:

Directed by Bogdan Radu “Alba Rosa” is a hauntingly beautiful exploration of grief, loneliness, and the struggle to find meaning in the aftermath of tragedy. Directed with exceptional sensitivity by Bogdan Radu, the film delves deep into the emotional turmoil of Grace, portrayed with profound de...

04/06/2024

The Best International Short Film 2023/2024, "The Pageturner" by Siubhan Ni Ghriofa (Ireland)

24/04/2024

Ready for a new chapter 🎬

18/04/2024

Class of 2024 - Annual Award Winners 🖤🎬

Congratulations everyone, it was a great day with great people!

Annual Winners Full List: https://robinsonfilmawards.altervista.org/2024-annual-winners/

02/04/2024

Ready for the third edition, next April 13th 2024, let's look back at moments from the last edition!

April 19, 2023 - Cinema Multisala Eliseo (Naples, IT)Pictures on our website and social channels (IG, FB)

02/04/2024

Congratulations to all our Winners, Finalists and Semi-Finalists of the April Edition!

Full List available on our website 🏆

WINNERS Best International Short – Resurrection (Vahid Kordlou, Iran, Islamic Republic of)Best International Feature – Jackknife (Adam Jack, Canada)Best Amateur Short – In The Hood (Ani Valentinova Haralampieva, Bulgaria)Best Animation Short – Vita Nova (Dmytro Zavora, Ukraine)Best Comedy Sh...

01/03/2024

Feature Film Review of "The Stranger", directed by Sanjay Prasad.

Available now on our website: https://robinsonfilmawards.altervista.org/the-stranger/

Directed by Sanjay Prasad Directed by Sanjay Prasad, “The Stranger” is a metaphorical dialogue-centric film that delves into the intricate tapestry of life, weaving together themes of ambition, love, and the eternal struggle between right and wrong. One of the standout features of “The Strange...

27/02/2024

Short Film Review of "The Girl Who Faded Away", directed by Brent Heise.

Available now on our website: https://robinsonfilmawards.altervista.org/the-girl-who-faded-away/

22/02/2024

New judge aboard 🎬 Ioulia Lymperopoulou is a published and awarded Greek Italian writer, a filmmaker, an art performer and an illustrator. She graduated in History & has a Master in Modern European History and a thesis on German-language interwar literature, in UOI, at Ioannina, Greece. She has attended drama and cinema lessons and seminars. Her writings −apart from five published books, a personal dystopian novel "The Smudge" (Taxideftis, 2021) and four collective works of short stories, fruits of literary contests−, such as short stories, poems, studies, articles, essays, etc., have been published in print magazines and on the internet. Among them, "Crazy piñata" was a magazine, as part of CityMag-online magazine (CMOM), that she wrote entirely on her own in greek, with selected topics on Films, Books and Music (2011-2015). In filmmaking, with Photoproject FireFly and two short art experimentals "F r a g m e t e d" (2023) and "13 Strokes..." (2023) so far, she dramatizes her published stories re-creating them as well as combining her artistic facets. In the past, she participated in theatrical production, short films and promotional videos as an actress and moreover by taking on various roles in writing, filming and production. She lives between Athens and Naples when she's not travelling around the world. Loves animals and nature. She cherishes personal and artistic freedom as much as love for life and art.

20/02/2024

Congratulations to all our Winners, Honorable Mentions, Finalists and Semi-Finalists of the February Edition!

Full List available on our website 🏆

WINNERS Best International Short – The Ugly Ball (Omar Ibrahim, United Arab Emirates)Best International Feature – William and Fred (Helga Landauer, United States)Best Amateur Short – NQBest Animation Feature – With You (Evan Doll, United States)Best Animation Short – From Our Side (Simone ...

02/02/2024

An interview with the screenwriters Line Rainville & Franco Pirrone.

Interview available now on our website: https://robinsonfilmawards.altervista.org/line-rainville-franco-pirrone/

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Line Rainville, a writer from Quebec, Canada, was called upon to adapt her novel on
Indigenous culture, which she knows well, into a TV series. She dreams of writing a sci-fi
series. Cargo is the pilot of Alpha Centauri, her first sci-fi TV series. Meteor is the pilot of
Promethium 2122, a work co-written with Franco.

Franco Pirrone, an Italian software developer and martial artist, grew up with science fiction.
Since the early 70s, he had the good fortune to witness the golden age of classic science
fiction movies and series. He loves to delve into technology and study space exploration
missions. Meteor is the pilot of Promethium 2122.

15/01/2024

Short Film Review of "My Digital Truth", directed by Swen Werner.

Available now on our website: https://robinsonfilmawards.altervista.org/my-digital-truth/

12/01/2024

New judge aboard 🎬 Romain Fleury is a French actor. He started his career by the prestigious Cours Florent between 2003 and 2006. It was plays written by Georges Feydeau that gave him his first roles. Until 2023, he appeared in many short films but we especially find him on the scene, whether in comedies or operettas. But it was in 2011 that the televiewers discovered him in the series « Bref! » on Canal+, with the role of Marc. He then appeared in several French television films such as « L'hôtel de la plage », but also series such as « La Loi de Marion », « Camping Paradis », « Scènes de ménages ». « Pitch » or even « Family Business ». In August 2022, he had the chance to shoot with Diane Kruger in Yann Gozlan's new film « Visions ». This year, he has directed his first short movie with « Sur la touche » (Sidelined), winner of numerous prices in Festivals around the world.

10/01/2024

New judge aboard 🎬 Gabriela Dyminski is a brasilian filmmaker, screenwriter, and actress, as well as the author of the book 'Contos Grelados,' holding a degree in performing arts. She has directed and co-directed short films such as 'I Don't Apologize,' which has already won 11 awards at national and international festivals. In addition to directing 11 more music videos with extensive careers in festivals, she is a co-founder of the audiovisual production company Disgrama Filmes.

09/01/2024

Congratulations to all our Winners, Honorable Mentions, Finalists and Semi-Finalists of the December Edition!
Full List available on our website 🏆

WINNERS Best International Short – Guguto Memeto (Branislav Stosic Jeza, Bosnia and Herzegovina)Best Amateur Short – Mug (Yegor Bugayenko, Ukraine)Best Animation Short – Beacon 832 (John Semerad, United States)Best Comedy Short – Getting Hit On (Lilton Stewart III, United States)Best Dance S...

10/11/2023

Experimental Short Film Review of "Before The Freeze", directed by Tenley E. Raj. Available now on our website: https://robinsonfilmawards.altervista.org/before-the-freeze/

08/11/2023

An interview with the film composer Delu Duan.

Interview available now on our website:

Delu Duan is an acclaimed composer and skilled sound designer based in the vibrant metropolis of New York City. Throughout 2022-2023, Delu played an instrumental role in catapulting numerous artists to success, securing over 30 festival selections and prestigious awards. His exceptional sound design...

02/11/2023

Congratulations to all our Winners, Honorable Mentions, Finalists and Semi-Finalists of the October Edition!
Full List available on our website 🏆

WINNERS Best International Short – The Chamber of Memories (Mingxing D**g, China)Best Feature – The Sugar Experiment (John Tornblad, Sweden)Best Feature Script – Il Bel Tenore (The Beautiful Tenor) – (Peter Hurwitz, United States)Best Short Script – The incredibile adventure of a cloth (Re...

16/10/2023

Documentary Short Film Review of "Bonsai Whisperer", directed by Cameron Kashani. Available now on our website: https://robinsonfilmawards.altervista.org/bonsai-whisperer/

05/10/2023

Short Film Review of "Say My Name", directed by Rhoyce Nova: https://robinsonfilmawards.altervista.org/say-my-name/

02/10/2023

Short Film Review of "Twin Leaps", directed by Wayne Kelly: https://robinsonfilmawards.altervista.org/twin-leaps/

26/09/2023

Congratulations to all our Winners, Honorable Mentions, Finalists and Semi-Finalists of the August Edition!

Full List available on our website 🏆

WINNERS Best International Short – Dear Vanessa (Roku Jingwen Long, United States)Best Feature – Romance of Wu Ge (Ge Jin, China)Best Feature Script – Meteor (Line Rainville, Franco Pirrone – Canada)Best Short Script – The Light At The End (Lynda Simmons, Canada)Best TV Pilot Script – Tw...

04/08/2023

Short Film Review of "Panah", directed by Sana Norouzbaki and Fatemeh Ghadirinezhadian: https://robinsonfilmawards.altervista.org/panah/

31/07/2023

Short Film Review of "Findings", directed by Kristina Schippling: https://robinsonfilmawards.altervista.org/findings/

27/06/2023

An interview with the founder and CEO of Black Thread Media, Oyejoke Oke.

Interview available now on our website:

Oyejoke Oke is a female producer/ director / writer of Nigerian descent. She is also the founder and CEO of Black Thread Media, a Nigerian movie production company and the producer and writer of this movie Love Lies and Lasgidi. Hi Oyejoke, nice to meet you and thanks for granting us this interview....

23/06/2023

Short Film Review of "Brick Walls", directed by Brandon Forgione: https://robinsonfilmawards.altervista.org/brick-walls/

14/06/2023

Congratulations to all our Winners, Honorable Mentions, Finalists and Semi-Finalists of this June Edition!

Full List available on our website 🏆