Robin Noorda

Robin Noorda (31-12-1959 Laren NL) studied animation, graphic design and photography at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the Rijks Academy both in Amsterdam. In the early eighties he started as designer and animator for the Dutch public broadcasting organisation and pioneering computer animator at the first CGI studio in the Netherlands. In that period he also co-founded the art movement Tropism Art & Science Collective and his design company Morphosis. Nowadays he is an independent filmmaker and specialised in stop-motion animation. Film Biography Lunatic - stop-motion animation, 16' - NL Première: Amsterdam, Imagine Fantastic Film Festival, nominated Méliès d’argent, AWARDS: London UK, New Arts International Film Festival - Poetry Award Istanbul TR, Anatolia International Film Festival - World Building Award Milano IT, Absurd Film Festival - Absurd Award Cleveland Ohio US, Short Sweet Film Fest - Environmental Award Kookai IN, International Film Festival - Current Issue Award Reno Nevada US, Sci-on - Winner Best Animation Short Jaipur IN, Cinema Cappuccino festival - Best Film on Climate Issues Ramsgate UK International Film Festival - Experimental Award Brooklin, Ontario CA, International Motion Picture Awards - Special Jury Award Cocoa Beach, Florida US, Touchstone Independent Film Festival - Best Stop Motion Short Award Standish UK, MegaFlix Film Awards - Sci-Fi Award Winner Toronto, Ontario CA, Film For Peace - Best Animation Short Award Joutseno FI, Art Summer International Film festival - Animation Award Standish UK, Fortean Film Festival - Winner WTF Award Genova IT, Flight - Mostra del Cinema di Genova - Student Jury Award - Best Film Foggia IT, 24h Cinematografica - Award Winner Best Animation London UK, Activists Without Borders Film Festival - Best Animation Film Amsterdam NL, Shortcutz - Best Experimental Film Amsterdam NL, Indy Film Library Awards - Best Experimental Film, Best Sound Design Birmingham UK, My Name Is Climate Film Festival - Best Director Award Kraków PL, Science & Technology Film Festival - Best Animation Award Rebirth of Venus (2021, short stop-motion animation 9') Premiere: Netherlands Film Festival Berlin Underground Film Festival - Best Rhythm & Poetry Mumbai International Film Awards - Best Content Award Cooper Awards - Best Screenwriter Golden Harvest Film Festival - Best Production & Best Experimental Film Milan Gold Awards - Silver Award Indie Short Film & Gold Award Production Design New York Movie Awards - Best Production Design Blastoff Los Angeles - Best Sound Design Only The Best Film Festival, Winner Experimental & Winner Animation Pacific Beach International Film Festival - Best Experimental Short European Cinematography Awards - Best Visual Effects New York City IO Festival - 3th place winner- Women's Issue Themed Anticensura Film Featival - Best Political Film Festival Angaelica - Jury Award Animation Cine Pobre Film Festival - Honorable Mention Make Art Not Fear Film Festival - Best Poetry Short Red-end and the Factory Plant (2015, short stop-motion animation, 15') Premiere: Netherlands Film Festival nominated: Clermont Ferrand Short FF, Mecal, HAFF, FIFE, MIAF, Cartoons on the Bay. Award at the NCAIAF Sapporo, Japan Honourable Mention for the Devour! Golden Tine Award for Best Animation in Canada. Red-end and the Seemingly Symbiotic Society (2009, short stop-motion animation, 15') Premiere: Holland Animation FF, Moviesquad Award. Nomination: Gouden Kalf - Netherlands Film Festival Espinho, Cinanima, Award for Best Short Film Tallinn, Animated Dreams F, "Brain-tap" Award for Best Film Angers, Premiers Plans - Audience Award Best European Short Film St. Petersburg; IF of Animation Art, special mention for unconventional look. Nominated: Annecy International Animation FF, Cartoon d'Or, Nijmegen, Go-short FF Shivering Beauty, Soundscape of Mongolia (2007 - dir. cut 2010, documentary / music film, 74') Premiere: Buddhist Film Festival Broadcasted: BOS/NPO