Robert is the award winning director of ‘Sausage’, winner 8 festival awards from its 80 screenings, inc qualifying for the Oscars and BAFTAs.
Robert also runs BERTanimation.com, an animation studio in London and Sydney, working directly to such clients as Adidas and Sesame Street. Before embracing narrative animation, Robert studied a BA in Illustration and MA in Moving Image, then embarking on a career in Motion Graphics. Working for broadcasters such as BBC, ABC, PBS, Disney and The History Channel, Robert’s collected two Gold Promax/BDA awards along the way.
Much of BERT’s recent work has focused online, helping the charities such as The Red Cross and Big Lottery Fund build campaign awareness.
A passionate advocate of the animation industry, Robert has also taught at Camberwell College of Arts and promoted animation in Schools with the British Council. All igniting an interest in journalism, which Robert continues to expand on as a contributor to Skwigly.