Robert is a multi-award winning writer/director working across short films, promos and TV. His short films have screened at numerous international BAFTA and Oscar recognised film festivals such as Rhode Island, Cinequest and Leeds International Film Festivals. Awards include Best Short Film at both the Staten Island and Central Florida Film Festivals and Best of the festival at Isle of Man (as judged by Mark Kermode).

He was selected for the Edinburgh International Film Festival and Reykjavik International Film Festival Talent Labs.

His most recent short film won the ‘Challenge ALEXA’ shooting package run by Directors UK.  

He was mentored by director Paul Riordan through the Directors UK ‘Inspire’ scheme. He is also a member of the BAFTA Connect scheme.

Awards and festivals
Short film ‘Special Delivery’

AWARDS
Berlin Flash Film Festival 2021, WINNER Best Short Drama
Ealing Film Festival 2021, WINNER Best Homegrown Film
Harrogate Film Festival 2020, WINNER Best Silent Film
Harrogate Film Festival 2020, WINNER Best Film 2020
One-Reeler Short Film Competition 2020, WINNER, Award of Excellence
SHINY New Directors' Festival 2020, WINNER
Chelmsford Film Festival 2019, WINNER Best Mini Short
Directors UK 2018 Challenge Alexa

FESTIVALS
Leeds International Film Festival 2018, BAFTA & Oscar qualifying
Dinard Film Festival 2019
Cinequest 2019, Oscar qualifying
London Short Film Festival 2019, BAFTA qualifying
Foyle Film Festival 2018, Oscar qualifying
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2018, BAFTA qualifying
Newport Beach Film Festival, 2019
British Urban Film Festival 2019
BFI Future Film Festival 2019

Short film ‘Boris In The Forest’
AWARDS
WINNER, Best Of The Festival (judged by Mark Kermode) Isle of Man 2016
WINNER, Best Screenplay, Cinefantasy International Film Fest 2016
WINNER, Best Comedy, Plymouth Film Festival 2016
WINNER, Best British Film Audience Award, Exposure Short Film Fest  
WINNER, Best Short Film, Independent Horror Movie Awards 2017
WINNER, Best Short Film, Southampton International Film Fest 2016 
WINNER, Best Narrative Short Film, Short To The Point Bucharest 2017

FESTIVALS
Rhode Island International Film Festival 2015
Montreal World Film Festival 2015
Athens International Film + Video Festival (Ohio, USA) 2016 
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2015
London Short Film Festival 2016
LOCO London Comedy Film Festival 2016
British Shorts, Berlin Film Festival 2017
East End Film Festival 2016
Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2016

Short film ‘Blackberry Stains’
WINNER, Best short drama, and best actor Goldie film awards Florida
London Short Film Festival 2011
Vancouver International Film Festival 2010
BUSTER, Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children 2011
L.A International Film Festival 2010
Moscow International Film Festival 2010

Short film ‘Patience’
WINNER, Best Short film, Central Florida Film Festival,
WINNER, Best Short film, Staten Island Film Festival,
WINNER, Best Script, Malta Short Film Festival,
London Short Film Festival, 
Rushes Soho Shorts, 
São Paulo International Film Festival, 
Rhode Island International Film Festival, 
Film Fest Hamburg, 
Short shorts & Asia (Japan)

Directing a promo for ‘Public Service Broadcasting’ with Cinematographer Andrew Rodger.

Directing a promo for ‘Public Service Broadcasting’ with Cinematographer Andrew Rodger.