Robert Vince

This article is about the film director. For the scientist, see Robert Vince (scientist).

Robert Vince
Born	(1962-04-08) April 8, 1962 (age 63) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Other names	Robbert Vince
Occupation(s)	Director, producer, writer, screenwriter
Years active	1988-present

Robert Vince (born April 8, 1962) is a Canadian director, producer, writer and screenwriter. ^[1] He has been involved in movie production since the late 1980s and has been directing movies since 2000, such as MVP: Most Valuable Primate , the Air Buddies series, ^{[2] [3]} and Chestnut: Hero of Central Park . ^[4]

Career

Vince, who hails from Vancouver, is CEO of Key Pix Productions and best known as the filmmaker behind family film franchises "Air Bud" and "Air Buddies". Vince has come to specialize in making films with children and animals. His directing credits include all of the "Air Buddies" franchise films, Santa Pups, Santa Paws, Chestnut, Spymate, MVP: Most Valuable Primate, Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch, MVP: Most Vertical Primate and MXP: Most Xtreme Primate. ^[5] Before Vince launched his directing career, he ran Keystone Entertainment, where he produced, co-wrote and directed more than 33 films, primarily in partnership with Disney, Miramax and Warner Bros. Vince has two sons and splits his time between his two main offices in Malibu and Vancouver. ^[6]

Personal life

Vince is the brother of William Vince, who was also a producer. Robert graduated Class of 1985 from Mount Allison University.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
1999	The Duke	No	Yes	Executive
2000	MVP: Most Valuable Primate	Yes	Yes	Executive
	Air Bud: World Pup	No	Yes	Executive
2001	MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate	Yes	Yes	Yes
2002	Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch	Yes	Story	Yes
2003	Spymate	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Air Bud: Spikes Back	No	Story	Yes
2004	MXP: Most Xtreme Primate	Yes	Story	Yes
	Chestnut: Hero of Central Park	Yes	No	Yes
2006	Air Buddies	Yes	Yes	Yes
2008	Snow Buddies	Yes	Yes	Yes
2009	Space Buddies	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Santa Buddies	Yes	Yes	Yes
2010	The Search for Santa Paws	Yes	Yes	Yes
2011	Spooky Buddies	Yes	Yes	Yes
2012	Treasure Buddies	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups	Yes	Yes	Yes
2013	Super Buddies	Yes	Yes	Yes
2015	Russell Madness	Yes	Yes	Executive
2016	Monkey Up	Yes	Yes	Executive
	Pup Star	Yes	Yes	Executive
2017	Pup Star: Better 2Gether	Yes	Yes	Executive
2018	Pup Star: World Tour	Yes	Yes	Executive
	Puppy Star Christmas	Yes	Yes	Executive

Producer only

• Millenium (1989) (Co-producer)
• Cafe Romeo (1991)
• Black Ice (1992)
• Tomcat: Dangerous Desires (1993)
• Anything for Love (1993)
• Bulletproof Heart (1995)
• Malicious (1995)
• The Final Cut (1995)
• Underworld (1996)
• Air Bud (1997)
• Hoods (1998)
• Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)

Television

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Writer	Notes
2019	Pup Academy	Yes	Yes	Yes
2020	Russell Maniac	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also Creator
2021	Scaredy Cats	Yes	Yes	No
2022	Super Pupz	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Phantom Pups	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also Creator

References

1. ""Pup Star" Director Mia Moreno Chats with Dove". 30 August 2016.
2. "The strange, wondrous story behind 'Air Bud,' 20 years later". 19 August 2017.
3. Willis, John (2000-04-01). Screen World 1999. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 206–. ISBN   9781557834119 . Retrieved 19 June 2012.
4. "Sitting Down with Robert Vince - Executive Producer of Pup Star: Better 2Gether #Pupstarmovie @airbud". 17 August 2017.
5. "In the Air Bud tonight".
6. "Corporate Bio" . Retrieved 8 March 2012.

External links

• Robert Vince at IMDb