Rob Kirbyson
Robert James Kirbyson
Robert Kirbyson currenlty lives in Los Angeles and Vancouver, Canada, where he works in the film and television industry as a Writer / Director and Producer

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IT�S A LIVING
Producer, (Writer / Director)
CBC Network
1/2 hour series
2000 - 2004
SESAME PARK / STREET
Producer, Director, Writer
CBC Network
1/2 hour series
1993 - 2000
PARTNERS
Producer, Director
2000
BC Children�s Hospital
1/2 hour edu-drama
TRUE BELIEF
Producer, Director, Writer
VISION TV
Television Pilot
1998
1998 UBC HALL OF FAME
Producer, Director, Writer
UBC Alumni Association
1/2 hour Doc
1998
TAG
Director
1997
1997 UBC HALL OF FAME
Producer, Director, Writer
1997
Continuing Studies
� hour edu-drama
UBC Alumni Association
1/2 hour Doc
1996 UBC HALL OF FAME
Producer, Director, Writer
1996
PAIN AND SUFFERING
Producer, Director, Writer
Gate One Productions
15 min. Doc
1996
UBC Alumni Association
1/2 hour Doc
DIRECT LINES
Producer
jamJAR Productions
short film
1995
SHADOWMAN
Producer, Writer
ARC Productions
short film
1994
Producer / Director credits:
BIOGRAPHY
FUTURE OF LEARNING
UBC Ceremonies
� hour Promo
1997
THE CHAN CENTRE
UBC Film
1 hr. Doc
1997
LINK
Faculty Film
� hour Drama
1996
FREEWORLD
Freeworld Productions
1/2 hr. pilot
1996
CLUB OF ROME
Hedgehog Prod
1/2 hr doc
1996
HI TECH CULTURE
OMNI / Discovery
TV series
1995
EVERY DAY I THINK
Faculty Film
� hour Drama
1995
UBC Education Fund
1 hour Doc
1995
DIRECT LINES
jamJAR Productions
short film
1995
SHADOWMAN
short film
1994
REMAKING THE FRASER
1993 - 1995
Education:
SCHOLASTIC AWARDS AND HONOURS:
Top Graduate, UBC Film, 1995
Prix D�honneur for Outstanding Achievement, 1992
Western Canada Summer Games Scholarship, 1990
James Richardson and Sons Award, 1990
A.O.T.C. Scholarship, 1989
Berol Prismacolor Inc. Award, 1988
Chown Centennial Scholarship, 1988
Valedictorian Award, 1988
Oak Park Student Council Award, 1988
Peace Gardens Scholarship, 1988
The University of British Columbia
Completed Diploma in Film and Television Studies
Summer 1992
Universite St. Anne
Completed program in Television Studies
1988 - 1992
University of Manitoba
Completed Bachelor of Fine Arts - Honours
ARC Productions
AWARDS
2004 Whistler Film Fest Short Script Comp, Top 3 Finalist, �Stuck� (Winner TBA)
2004 Banff Masters/Alibi TV Pilot script competition:  Finalist, "Rec Center"
2004 Banff Masters/Alibi TV Pilot script competition:  Finalist, "Holme Video"
2003 Columbus Awards:  Honorable Mention,  "IT'S A LIVING"

2003 Signature Shorts screenwriting competition:  Finalist, "No Redeeming Value"
2002 New York Festivals: Gold WorldMedal (Sports and Rec),  "IT'S A LIVING" 
2002 New York Festivals: Silver WorldMedal (Family Entertainment),  "IT'S A LIVING"
1996 Phillip Borsos Awards:  Best Dramatic Short Film,  "Direct Lines"
1995 POV Awards: Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, "Direct Lines"  Screenings have included Northern Reflections (CBC), Knowledge Network, Phillip Borsos Retrospective 1996 (Vancouver), International Student Film Festival (Ontario), Atlantic Film Festival (Halifax), Canadian Short Film Festival (Montreal).
1994 POV Awards:  Best Film,  "SHADOWMAN"
Art Department highlights:
Assistant Art Director
Trimark / Paramount
TURBULENCE II
Feature Film
2000
Concept Artist / Storyboards
Space Network
FIRST WAVE
1 hr TV series
1997-1999
21 episodes
Concept Artist / Storyboards
Showtime
1996-1998
12 episodes
DEAD MAN�S GUN
1 hr TV series
RECENT AWARDS:
Chris 2003 Honorable Mention
NY Festivals
GOLD WORLDMEDAL 2002
NY Festivals
SILVER WORLDMEDAL 2002
THE CHRISTMAS ORANGE
Director
CBC Network
short drama
2003
Cinematography credits:
IT'S A LIVING
CBC
8 episodes
200-2004
SHOPPING BAGS
Force Four Prod.
1 epsiode
2001
YOU, ME & THE KIDS
Force Four Prod.
� hour Drama
2000 - 2001
SESAME STREET
CBC & CTW
48 x 1-3 minutes
1994 - 2000
MIXED BLESSINGS
Force Four Prod.
1/2 hr doc
2000
PARTNERS
BC's Children's Hosp.
1/2 hr. edu-drama
2000
1997 UBC AWARDS
UBC Alumni Assoc.
promo video
1997
TAG
UBC Cont. Studies
1/2 hr. edu-drama
1997
VISION TV
1/2 hour Pilot
1998
TRUE BELIEF
Writer / Director
Producer
Cinematographer
Film Instructor
DIRECTOR�S CUT
Director, Writer
437 Productions
short film
2003
12 DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS
Director, Co-Writer
CBC Network
1/2 hour special
2003
EVERYONE
Everyone Prod.
Feature -operator
2004
ARTSPOTS
CBC
4 episodes
2003
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