Robert Pratten is CEO and Founder of Transmedia Storyteller Ltd, creators of Conducttr - a crisis simulation platform.
Pratten is the author of the book "Getting Started in Transmedia Storytelling: A Practical Guide for Beginners". ISBN 978-1-5153-3916-8
Previous creative work
Pratten and his wife founded Zen Films in 2000 with the aim of making films that were "entertaining, thought-provoking and irreverent".
As a feature
film director, Pratten has directed two features, ''
London Voodoo
''London Voodoo'' is a 2004 British horror film written, produced, and directed by Robert Pratten; and starring Doug Cockle, and Sara Stewart. The film centers on an analyst who has relocated his family, only for his wife to become possessed ...
'' (2004) and ''MindFlesh'' (2008).
''London Voodoo'' received critical acclaim and won the Prix du Public (the Audience Award), at Cinenygma 2005 in
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
, Best Feature at the
Festival of Fantastic Films
The Festival of Fantastic Films is an annual non-profit celebration of ''cinema fantastique'', held annually in central Manchester, England. It was created by Tony Edwards and the late Harry Nadler (both members of the Delta Film Group, an amateur ...
in
Manchester, England
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
, 2004, Best Feature at the Horror Fiesta 2004 in
Warsaw, Poland, Best Acting at the Fearless Tales Genre Fest in
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
2004, the Jury Award Best Feature at the
Boston International Film Festival
The Boston International Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Boston, Massachusetts which showcases over 90 films annually.
Established in 2003 by film producer Patrick Jerome, the festival features independent films from ...
2004 and Best Cinematography at the New York City Horror Fest 2004. Pratten also won the Best Director Award at the Fearless Tales Genre Fest in San Francisco 2004.
''Mindflesh'', based on the novel ''White Light'' by William Scheinman, received similar critical acclaim and Best Horror and the
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival.
Pratten edited an
anthology, ''Love and Sacrifice''(2007), to accompany the UK release of ''London Voodoo''.
External links
Personal
TwitterBlog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pratten, Robert
English film directors
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people