James F. Robinson

James F. Robinson is a filmmaker living in Los Angeles. His debut feature, "Still Breathing" Still Breathing (1997), which the Hollywood Reporter called "a breath of fresh air" was distributed theatrically in the US and Internationally and won star Brendan Fraser the Best Actor award at the Seattle International Film Festival. The film was released theatrically by October Films (now Focus Films) in the US, and by Paramount (UK), Disney (Australia), Delon (S, Asia), Fox Latin America, Helkon (Central Europe), Arum Pd. (Spain), Cinema Service (Korea) and Ashe Continental (Africa). Lakeshore International handled foreign sales duties. His documentary feature, "Tinsel, The Lost Film About Hollywood" starts its festival run in early 2020. His films have appeared in a number of international film festivals including SXSW, Montreal, Chicago, Seattle, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, Pusan, Fantasporto and others. His films have played on HBO, Showtime, IFP, The Sundance Channel and others networks. Robinson founded new media company, CinemaElectric in 1999 and served as its CEO and Chief Creative Officer. The company developed a new kind of programming for mobile phones called "Pocket Cinema". PocketCinema was distributed via mobile phones in more than 50 countries. Robinson's early work includes dramatic television films ("Music Box", "The Estate Sale") and documentaries ("Miracle of Taxila") as well as music videos, corporate films and commercials. His early work has been seen on PBS, The Disney Channel, The Discovery Network and a variety of European Networks.