Robot Dreams (film)

Robot Dreams
In a bustling street in New York City (with the Empire State Building shown in the background), A dog holding a bag holds hands with a robot who is seen holding roller skates on its neck. A movie theatre is seen from behind presenting the film's titles on the marquee with other animals entering the theatre and others going about their lives.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPablo Berger
Screenplay byPablo Berger
Based onRobot Dreams
by Sara Varon
Produced byIbon Cormenzana [ca]
Ignasi Estapé
Sandra Tapia Díaz [ca]
Jérôme Vidal
Pablo Berger
Edited byFernando Franco
Music byAlfonso de Vilallonga[1]
Production
companies
Arcadia Motion Pictures
Noodles Production
Les Films du Worso
RTVE
Movistar Plus+[2]
Distributed by
Release dates
  • May 21, 2023 (2023-05-21) (Cannes)
  • December 6, 2023 (2023-12-06) (Spain)
  • December 27, 2023 (2023-12-27) (France)
Running time
102 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
Budget€5 million[3]
Box office$6.1 million[4][5]

Robot Dreams is a 2023 animated tragicomedy[6] film written and directed by Pablo Berger.[7] A Spanish-French co-production, it is based on the 2007 comic of the same name by Sara Varon.[8] The film follows an unusual friendship between a dog and a robot in New York City in 1984.[9] The film does not contain any dialogue.[10]

Robot Dreams had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023, in the Special Screenings section.[11] It received critical acclaim and won Best Film in the Contrechamp section of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival as well as Best Independent Animated Feature at the 51st Annie Awards. It also won the Goya Award for Best Animated Film and the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film, and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 96th Academy Awards.[12][13]

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  2. ^ "Director Pablo Berger Makes Animation Debut with 'Robot Dreams'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ "'Robot Dreams' comienza su producción siguiendo los principios del cine de Pablo Berger: "humor, emoción y un exquisito lenguaje cinematográfico"". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Robot Dreams". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Robot Dreams". The Numbers. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. ^ Jiménez, Jesús (3 October 2021). "Pablo Berger Me he pasado a la animación porque me enamoré de Robot Dreams". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  7. ^ "PROYECTOS: El filme ROBOT DREAMS de Pablo Berger (apoyo MEDIA de desarrollo de contenido) presenta su teaser tráiler". www.oficinamediaespana.eu (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  8. ^ Jiménez, Jesús (11 May 2022). "'Robot Dreams', el cómic de Sara Varon que Pablo Berger llevará a los cines". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Primer avance de 'Robot Dreams', la primera película de animación de Pablo Berger" (in Spanish). 21 July 2023. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Fun Teaser Trailer for Dialogue-Free Animated 'Robot Dreams' Movie | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  11. ^ Leffler, Rebecca. "Elle Driver sells out worldwide on 'Robot Dreams' following Cannes premiere (exclusive)". Screen. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  12. ^ "'Chicken For Linda!', 'Robot Dreams', '27' se llevan los máximos honores en el Festival de Annecy 2023". CafeToons (in Spanish). 18 June 2023. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  13. ^ "96th Oscars: See the Full List of Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.