Robot Dreams Movie Details:
Also known as | Mon ami robot (France) 再見機器人 (Taiwan) Giấc Mơ Robot (Vietnam) ロボット・ドリームズ (Japanese) Kazakhstan Мечты робота (Russian) Khalom shel Robot (Hebrew) 机器人之梦 (Mandarin) |
Based on | Robot Dreams by Sara Varon |
Country | Spain, France |
Language | French |
Genre | Animation, Drama, Family, Music, Sci-Fi |
Release date | May 21, 2023 (Cannes) December 6, 2023 (Spain) December 27, 2023 (France) |
Running time | 1hr 43min |
Directed by | Pablo Berger |
Screenplay by | Pablo Berger |
Produced by | Ibon Cormenzana Ignasi Estapé Sandra Tapia Díaz Jérôme Vidal Pablo Berger |
Edited by | Fernando Franco |
Music by | Alfonso de Vilallonga |
Production Company | Arcadia Motion Pictures Noodles Production Les Films du Worso RTVE Movistar Plus+ |
Distributor | Bteam Pictures (Spain) Wild Bunch (France) Neon (North America) |
Storyline:
DOG lives in Manhattan and he’s tired of being alone. One day he decides to build himself a robot, a companion. Their friendship blossoms, until they become inseparable, to the rhythm of 80’s NYC. One summer night, DOG, with great sadness, is forced to abandon ROBOT at the beach. Will they ever meet again?
About Robot Dreams Movie:
Robot Dreams is an animated tragicomedy film written and directed by Pablo Berger. A Spanish-French co-production, it is based on the 2007 comic of the same name by Sara Varon. The film follows an unusual friendship between a dog and a robot in New York City in 1984. The film does not contain any dialogue.
Initially, Berger wanted to work with Cartoon Saloon to animate the film, but abandoned plans in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eventually, Berger helped set up various animation studios across Spain to help to get the film made. The animation process began in mid-June 2021 in Madrid, Spain, and later on Iruñea studios opened as well in Pamplona, working parallel to the Madrid team.
Robot Dreams had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023, in the Special Screenings section. 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.
Robot Dreams Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | €5 million |
Worldwide Collection | $4.6 million |