Robert Angelo Masciantonio (born May 31, 1974) is an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

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and

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Career

Masciantonio was born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

and attended the

Episcopal Academy The Episcopal Academy, founded in 1785, is a private, co-educational school for grades Pre-K through 12 based in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Prior to 2008, the main campus was located in Merion Station and the satellite campus was located in D ...

. He later studied film at

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...

, where he won the Silver Reel Award for his short film, ''Jerks''. From there he went on to write, direct, and produce the award-winning cult favorite ''Cold Hearts''. In 2009, he wrote, directed and had a role in the horror film '' Neighbor''. The sold-out premiere was held at

Fantasia Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore ...

in Montreal.Meet Your Neighbor in New Trailer
/ref> ''Neighbor'' later made its way to, among others, Celluloid Screams in the UK, the International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival in Arizona where Masciantonio won the award for Best Screenplay and the Sainte Maxime International Horror Film Festival in France where the film won the Prix d’Argent. Masciantonio has since written and directed three shorts for the

48 Hour Film Project The 48 Hour Film Project is an annual film competition in which teams of filmmakers are assigned a genre, a character, a prop, and a line of dialogue, and have 48 hours to create a short film containing those elements. The competition has been ac ...

with ''How 'bout This?'' and ''When You Sing'', winning the audience award. He also taught screenwriting at

Drexel University Drexel University is a private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a financier and philanthropist. Founded as Drexel Institute of Art, S ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Masciantonio, Robert A. 1974 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Philadelphia Film directors from Pennsylvania Film producers from Pennsylvania American male film actors American male screenwriters Living people Temple University alumni Episcopal Academy alumni Screenwriters from Pennsylvania