Robert John Torres

Robert John Torres is an experienced film programmer with a strong background in curating short film festivals. Currently serving as a ShortFest Programmer at Palm Springs International Film Society since February 2020, Torres collaborates with a film programming team to screen and curate the largest short film festival in North America. In addition to this role, Torres has been a Short Film Programmer for the Nashville Film Festival since May 2019, overseeing various Oscar-qualifying competition programs. Other notable positions include Assistant Film Programmer at Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Filmmaker Coordinator at Tribeca Film Festival, and Pre-Screener roles at several prestigious festivals including the Ann Arbor Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. Robert holds a Master of Fine Arts from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from UC Santa Barbara.