Writing
Chris Robinson
Born
1967-05-22 (59)
Place of birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Known for
Writing
Credits
2 titles
Chris Robinson is a Canadian writer and author. He is renowned for his contributions to the field of animation and is the Artistic Director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF). In addition to fiction and sports writing, Robinson has authored numerous books on independent animation and has been recognized for his work with several awards, including the Outstanding Contribution to Animation Studies Award from Animafest Zagreb in 2020 and Le Prix René-Jodoin in 2022 for his contributions to Canadian animation. Robinson also authored the screenplay for the Jutra Award and Genie Award-winning animated short film, Lipsett Diaries, directed by Theodore Ushev.
Known for
6.2A descent into the maelstrom of anguish that tormented Arthur Lipsett, a famed Canadian experimental filmmaker who died at 49. A diary transmuted into a clash of images and sounds charting a prodigious frenzy of creation, a tableau depicting an artist’s dizzying descent into depression and madness: with LIPSETT DIARIES, Theodore Ushev renews his filmmaking aesthetic and explores what happens when genius is on a first-name basis with madness.
Lipsett Diaries
2010
NRWhen Frank’s car breaks down in a bleak winter landscape, a mechanic named Barry comes to his aid. Hoping to repair the car, the two men take it into a labyrinthine underground parking garage governed by strange rules, where other unfortunate souls seem trapped.
Idling
2026
Behind the camera
6.2A descent into the maelstrom of anguish that tormented Arthur Lipsett, a famed Canadian experimental filmmaker who died at 49. A diary transmuted into a clash of images and sounds charting a prodigious frenzy of creation, a tableau depicting an artist’s dizzying descent into depression and madness: with LIPSETT DIARIES, Theodore Ushev renews his filmmaking aesthetic and explores what happens when genius is on a first-name basis with madness.
Lipsett Diaries
2010
NRWhen Frank’s car breaks down in a bleak winter landscape, a mechanic named Barry comes to his aid. Hoping to repair the car, the two men take it into a labyrinthine underground parking garage governed by strange rules, where other unfortunate souls seem trapped.
Idling
2026