Robert Lorrigan (Writer/Director)

Robert was born in 1969 and grew up in Perth until leaving to live abroad in 1991.

He now lives in Sydney and is developing two feature film projects: Fairytale and Passengers. The latter saw Robert short-listed as a New screenwriter with the Australian Film Commission in 2001.

Robert has attended numerous short Directing programs at The Australian Film Television and Radio School over 2001 and 2002.

Robert settled back in Sydney in 2001 after 4 years in the UK where he started developing as a writer/director. He had support there through the Princes Trust and a mentorship with Patricia Murphy Films, whilst working part-time for various film organisations and companies including The New Producers Alliance, The New York Film Festival and Starfield Productions which is owned by Paul Rafael and his Oscar winning screenwriter father Frederic. While in the UK, he also completed one short film Blunt (1998 film/dv, 7 minutes) as Writer/Director/Producer, which appeared in amateur festivals in Berlin and Belguim.

Prior to turning to film Robert spent near 10 years in and around commercial production. Starting out in still photography, then betacam camera assisting and operating at sporting events, he moved into advertising starting in art and production departments. Ending his career having worked both on the development and production of campaigns for cinema and various forms of media as an in agency Executive and Strategic/creative planner in Sydney - DAD&C and London - BMPDDB. Brands ranged from NRMA and Speedo in Australia to Vodafone global and PG Tips in the UK.