Robot Dreams
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPablo Berger
Screenplay byPablo Berger
Based onRobot Dreams
by Sara Varon
Produced byIbon Cormenzana
Ignasi Estapé
Sandra Tapia
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
LanguageNo dialogue
Budget€5 million[3]

Robot Dreams is a 2023 Spanish-French animated tragicomedy[4] film written and directed by Pablo Berger.[5] It is based on the comic of the same name by Sara Varon.[6] It is about the inseparable friendship between a dog and a robot in Manhattan, New York in the 1980s.[7]

Robot Dreams had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2023, in the Special Screenings section.[8] It received the award for Best Film in the Contrechamp section of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[9]

The film does not contain any verbal dialogue.[10]

Synopsis

DOG is a lonely dog who lives in Manhattan. One day he decides to build himself a pal robot. Their friendship grows, until they become inseparable, to the rhythm of New York in the 80s. One late summer night, Dog with great sorrow, is forced to abandon ROBOT on the beach. The beach season ends on that very day and the place reopens only on June 1st the next year.

Production

The animation process began in mid-June 2021 in Madrid, Spain and then moved to the Iruñea studios.[11]

Release

Festivals

Robot Dreams had its world premiere on May 21, 2023, in the Special Screenings section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival,[12] then screened on June 12, 2023, at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival,[13] on July 23, 2023, at the New Zealand International Film Festival[14] and on August 14, 2023, at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival.[15] It was screened on September 7, 2023, at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival[16] and in October 2023 at the 56th Sitges Film Festival.[17]

Theatrical

It was for its commercialy released on December 6, 2023, in Spanish theaters[18] to then expand to the French market on December 27, 2023.[19] Neon acquired the distribution rights to release in North American territory.[20][21]

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 23 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.3/10.[22] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 83 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "universal acclaim" reviews.[23]

Paula Arantzazu Ruiz of Cinemanía rated the film 5 out of 5 stars, deeming [the relationship between] DOG and ROBOT to be the "most amazing and beautiful friendship of the year".[24]

Top ten lists

The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2023:

Accolades

Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2023
 Annecy International Animation Film Festival Contrechamp Award - Best Film Robot Dreams Won
56th Sitges Film Festival Best Film Nominated
Grand People's Choice Award for Best Feature Film in the SOFC Won
Cinekid Festival Best Children's Film Nominated
36th European Film Awards Best Animated Feature Film Won
44th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Animated Film Runner-up[lower-alpha 1] [35]
49th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Runner-up [36]
36th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Feature Film Nominated
29th Forqué AwardsBest Animation FilmWon
20th St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Nominated [39]
27th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Feature Won
28th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Film Nominated
28th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Film Nominated [42]
2024
 13th Georgia Film Critics Association AwardsBest Animated FilmNominated[43]
22nd San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Animated FilmNominated[44]
17th Houston Film Critics Society AwardsBest Animated FeaturePending[45]
11th Feroz AwardsBest Comedy FilmPending
Best Original SoundtrackAlfonso de VilallongaPending
Best PosterJosé Luis ÁgredaPending
3rd Carmen AwardsBest Non-Andalusian Produced FilmRobot DreamsPending
Best EditingFernando FrancoPending
Best Art DirectionJosé Luis ÁgredaPending
79th CEC AwardsBest FilmRobot DreamsPending
Best Animated FilmPending
Best DirectorPablo BergerPending
Best Adapted ScreenplayPending
Best MusicAlfonso de VilallongaPending
16th Gaudí AwardsBest Animated FilmRobot DreamsPending
Best Adapted ScreenplayPablo BergerPending
Best Original ScoreAlfonso de VilallongaPending
44th London Film Critics' Circle AwardsAnimated Film of the YearRobot DreamsPending
38th Goya AwardsBest Animated FilmPending
Best Adapted ScreenplayPablo BergerPending
Best EditingFernando FrancoPending
Best Original ScoreAlfonso de VilallongaPending
51st Annie AwardsBest Animated Feature - IndependentRobot DreamsPending[52]
Best Character Design - FeatureDaniel Fernandez CasasPending
Best Direction - FeaturePablo Berger, Benoît FeroumontPending
Best Storyboarding - FeatureMaca GilPending
Best Writing - FeaturePablo BergerPending
28th Satellite AwardsBest Animated or Mixed Media FeatureRobot DreamsPending
17th Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards Best Animated Film Nominated [54]

Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alfonso Vilallonga para la cinta de animación Robot Dreams". AsturScore (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  2. ↑ "Director Pablo Berger Makes Animation Debut with 'Robot Dreams'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  3. ↑ "'Robot Dreams' comienza su producción siguiendo los principios del cine de Pablo Berger: "humor, emoción y un exquisito lenguaje cinematográfico"". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 2021-07-14. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  4. ↑ Jiménez, Jesús (2021-10-03). "Pablo Berger Me he pasado a la animación porque me enamoré de Robot Dreams". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  5. ↑ "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 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  6. ↑ Jiménez, Jesús (2022-05-11). "'Robot Dreams', el cómic de Sara Varon que Pablo Berger llevará a los cines". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  7. ↑ "Primer avance de 'Robot Dreams', la primera película de animación de Pablo Berger" (in Spanish). 2023-07-21. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  8. ↑ Leffler, Rebecca. "Elle Driver sells out worldwide on 'Robot Dreams' following Cannes premiere (exclusive)". Screen. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  9. ↑ "'Chicken For Linda!', 'Robot Dreams', '27' se llevan los máximos honores en el Festival de Annecy 2023". CafeToons (in Spanish). 2023-06-18. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
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