“Robots and Pinocchios” Wins Director’s Choice Award

Prof. Paul Zinder’s new film, Robot e Pinocchi (Robots and Pinocchios) won a Director’s Choice Award from the 2012 Black Maria Film and Video Festival, an international touring festival of award-winning independent cinema.  The film was also recently selected to screen at the 2012 Byron Bay International Film Festival (Australia) and the 2012 Taos Shortz Film Fest (New Mexico)  after premiering at the 2011 St. Louis International Film Festival (Missouri) in November.

Robot e Pinocchi is a documentary portrait of Ferdinando Codognotto, an Italian sculptor whose philosophical musings about the environmental impact of technology shape his intricate wood pieces.  The film was produced by Davide Alivernini and Prof. Zinder, and Prof. Zinder directed and photographed the piece.

For more information, please visit Prof. Paul Zinder’s website.