Ruairí Robinson
{{short description|Irish film director and writer (born 1978)}}
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| caption = Robinson in early 2008
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|2|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
| occupation = Film director
| website = {{URL|http://www.ruairirobinson.com/}}
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Ruairí Robinson is an Irish film director and writer.
Biography
He is known mainly for his science-fiction short films and animations, one of which, Fifty Percent Grey, was nominated for an Academy Award.{{cite news|title=Two Oscar nods for Irish animators|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2002/0212/395931-animators/|date=12 February 2002|publisher=RTÉ|accessdate=27 March 2015}} Fifty Percent Grey was also included in the Animation Show of Shows. The Silent City concerns a group of soldiers wandering through a perilous post-apocalyptic wasteland; the cast includes actor Cillian Murphy.{{cite web|title=The Silent City by Ruairi Robinson|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p005brpl|publisher=BBC Film Network|accessdate=13 February 2010}} His short film BlinkyTM was released on 20 March 2011, and concerns a robot helper that turns murderous.{{cite web|title=BlinkyTM (2011)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520494/|publisher=Internet Movie Database}}
He signed on to direct a live action adaptation of Akira, but the project was cancelled after Robinson departed.{{cite news|title=No live-action Akira from DiCaprio?|url=http://www.star-ecentral.com/tvnradio/tracks/tracks.asp?file=archives/tracks/2009/6/16Noliveacti&date=6/16/2009&title=No%20live-action%20Akira%20from%20DiCaprio|date=16 June 2009|work=The Star Online|accessdate=13 February 2010}} In 2013, Robinson directed The Last Days on Mars, the adaptation of the science-fiction short story "The Animators" by Sydney J. Bounds.{{cite news|title=The Animators to be directed by Ruairi Robinson|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/the-animators-to-be-directed-by-ruairi-robinson/5020704.article|date=22 November 2010|publisher=Screen Daily|accessdate=22 November 2010}} In early 2015 he directed the proof of concept short film The Leviathan,{{cite news|title=The Leviathan Gearing Up to Take a Bite Out of Hollywood|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/94162/the-leviathan-gearing-up-to-take-a-bite-out-of-hollywood/|date=23 March 2015|publisher=DC|accessdate=23 March 2015}} which became a viral hit, spawning talk of a full-length version.{{cite news|title='The Leviathan' Teaser Shows Potential Sci-Fi Epic!|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3337206/the-leviathan-teaser-shows-potential-sci-fi-epic/|date=23 March 2015|publisher=Bloody Disgusting|accessdate=23 March 2015}}
Filmography
= As actor =
- BlinkyTM as Blinky (voice) (2011, short)
= As director =
- The House on Dame Street (1999, short, also producer and writer)
- Fifty Percent Grey (2001, short, also writer)
- The Silent City (2006, short, also producer and writer)
- BlinkyTM (2011, short, also writer)
- The Last Days on Mars (2013)
- The Leviathan (2015, concept teaser, written by Jim Uhls)
- Corporate Monster (2019, short, also writer) - filmed circa 2010-2011 as Imaginary Forces
= As producer =
- Uncle Bill's Barrel (2008, short, executive producer)
= As writer =
- The German (2008, short also executive producer)
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.ruairirobinson.com}}
- {{IMDb name|1099711}}
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Category:Irish male screenwriters
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