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Robert Kirbyson recently completed his feature film debut, Snowmen, starring Bobby Coleman, Ray Liotta & Christopher Lloyd, Produced by Steve McEveety (Braveheart, The Passion). The film premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival to rave reviews and was chosen by the audience as the Top Narrative Feature. The film is now scheduled for a theatrical release in fall 2010. In 2009 Robert wrote and directed the award-winning CTRL for NBC Universal, the first stand-alone web series produced by a major network. Recently named “Web Comedy of 2010” CTRL is based on Robert’s short Ctrl Z, which won the Delta Shorts Competition presented at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. In 2004 Robert directed the holiday film, The Christmas Orange, an adaptation of the award winning children's book for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. From 2000 to 2004, Robert directed and produced the CBC’s weekly primetime series, It’s a Living -- personally winning several international awards. Previously, Robert worked as a field producer for seven seasons of Sesame Street in Canada, with many of his segments distributed to over 100 countries. With Robert as a contributing Producer the show won two Gemini Awards for Best Preschool Program. An award-winning Director of Photography, Robert has worked on features, television, documentaries, videos, and short films. From 1997 - 2004, he also served as the Cinematography instructor at the University of British Columbia Film School. Throughout his university career, Robert received many scholarships, bursaries and awards for his academic and artistic achievements, including the 1992 “Outstanding Student Award” for his work in Television Studies at St. Anne University. In 1995, Robert graduated from the UBC Film School winning an award for Top Graduate, while the film he shot and produced swept the local student film festival awards, winning in every eligible category.
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