Edward is a writer, filmmaker, & Creative Director born and raised in Chicago, USA. Upon graduating from Columbia College Chicago in 2012, he was shortlisted for the Emerging Filmmaker Award by the Chicago Film Critics Association.
Edward's works include DISPATCH, an audio-driven animated cinematic VR narrative, which received overwhelming acclaim for its innovation and is touted as one of the best VR narratives to date. DISPATCH premiered in competition at the 2017 La Biennale di Venezia Film Festival and the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and won a Gold Lion at Cannes 2018.
His short form work including TESLA, Trust, and Violator have toured festivals and earned renown the world over.
Edward has been twice shortlisted for The Black List's NRDC Climate Storyteller Fellowship, twice shortlisted for Sundance Labs, and twice Vimeo Staff Picked.
Website: https://www.edward-robles.com/
Instagram: @write_this.down
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The 14th Annual First Look Project searches for higher-concept material across MULTIPLE categories for film and TV, introducing select writers to reps and producers.
After an introduction by Script Pipeline execs, First Look Project winner Stacy Adelman signed with manager Ryan Goldblum at Ghostwriter. "I always can rely on Script Pipeline to elevate new and exciting voices," Ryan said. "This led to signing Stacy (winner of the pilot competition), and I could not be more excited to work with […]
This one is best-expressed through a timeline ... A totally easy process spanning a breezy … nine years. From Laura: "The Pipeline team has been amazingly helpful since The Mother was a finalist in the Script Pipeline TV competition years ago. It's a story that has stayed close to my heart so I ended up adapting it […]
First Look Project winner (Horror & Thriller) Kelly Walker signed with reps at Kaplan/Perrone in April 2025. The Script Pipeline team helped develop The Stag & the Bull after her FLP win and said of the screenplay "probably the best erotic thriller script we've read ..." From Kelly: "I’m so grateful to the team at […]