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MR ROBERT STEPHENSON



Contact Details

Organization: Victorian College of the Arts
Position: LECTURER IN FTV (ANIMATION)
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Biography

Films as writer/director/animator/producer
1988- Still Flying (8 Minute)
1989 AFI Award for Best Animation. Dendy Award for Best Animation, Sydney Film Festival, 1989. 1995-Chester Slingshot (5 x 1 minute)
1996- Redback (8 Minute)
Dendy Award for Best Animation, Sydney Film Festival, 1995. Sold internationally and to Comedy Channel. 2004-Lucky For Some (11 Minute)- screenings include, London Film Festival, Adelaide,Perth, Brisbane and St Kilda Film Festivals, Bristol Animation Festival. AFI Award Nomination. TV Commercials from 1989-1997 ( Kraft, Duracell, etc) Storyboard Artist fro TV Series including, Round the twist, Thunderstone, The Genie From Down Under and Lift Off. Storyboard Artist for feature films including, Amy and Irresistible. Music Video, Children's Animation and Titles for ABC-TV including, Ben and the Alien Invasion. Animator for ACTF/ABC TV series, Lift-Off

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Media Arts Melbourne College of Advanced Education 31-Dec-1985
Film and Television (Animation) Swinburne University of Technology 31-Dec-1988

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Australian Directors Guild Full Member 01-Feb-1995 31-Dec-2010

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) Australian Film Institute 25-Oct-1989
Other (Award) Dendy Award ( Sydney Film Festival) 07-Jun-1989
Other (Award) Dendy Award ( Sydney Film Festival) 07-Jun-1996
Other (Award) ATOM Award 01-Aug-1990

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Creative Works

  • Raglan
    Year: 2007
    Book/Anthology/Journal/Catalogue Title: Raglan
    Edition: 1
    Publisher: Australian Film Commission(Canberra)
    Authors/Performers:

Publications in 2005

Creative Works

  • Something Wicked(Skin Dance)
    Year: 2005
    Book/Anthology/Journal/Catalogue Title: Something Wicked (Skin Dance)
    Edition: 1
    Publisher: ABC TV
    Authors/Performers:

Publications in 2004

Creative Works

  • Lucky For Some
    Year: 2004
    Book/Anthology/Journal/Catalogue Title: Lucky for Some
    Edition: 1
    Publisher: i8 Media(Melbourne)
    Authors/Performers:
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