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Robert Patrik Winston - American Society of Cinematographers

Robert Patrik Winston
Founder & CEO, New Atlantis Studios

Building the world’s most beautiful film studio.

Robert Patrik Winston is the Founder and CEO of New Atlantis Studios, a next‑generation, net‑positive‑energy film–TV–gaming campus in development in Upstate New York. He is currently leading a $5,000,000,000 capital initiative to design, entitle, construct, and launch the flagship New Atlantis campus — with a projected ribbon‑cutting in 2030 — a studio purpose‑built for extraordinary storytelling, sustainable operations, and world‑class hospitality.

Track Record & Achievements

Robert brings three decades of creative leadership, production rigor, and sustainability‑minded placemaking to New Atlantis:

  • Viking.TV (2020–present) – Producer/Director/Filmmaker for the award‑winning streaming platform’s Health & Wellness channel; produced 255+ consecutive episodes reaching 30M+ viewers worldwide, including a short travel documentary.
  • Olandar Foundation (2017–present) — Producer/Director/Editor/Photographer of 150+ award‑winning short films and feature‑length documentaries on art, philosophy, and esoteric traditions in collaboration with Leigh J. McCloskey
  • PBS / Amy Goodman (2011–2012) — Producer/Director/Editor of The Silenced Majority (feature documentary) and human‑rights projects including Breaking the Circle of Fear with Monica Getz.
  • California Film Commission (2024–present) — Convened strategic meetings between Film Commissioner Colleen Bell and Sweden’s Honorary Consul General Gudrun Giddings to catalyze US–Sweden production collaboration.
  • Mentor Foundation USA (2020) — Co‑produced the In Light of Youth gala for HM Queen Silvia of Sweden’s nonprofit.
  • Jupiter/Ambrosia Productions (2013–2020) — Supported VIP and celebrity events, with content development alongside Maria Shriver’s OPEN FIELD project.
  • Mt. Shasta Ecological Business Plan (2009–2011) — Authored a $3B sustainable city plan with Mayor Timothy Stearns, aligning community stakeholders around green infrastructure and economic development.
  • Zero Impact Malibu (2006) — Co‑founded Malibu’s first eco green conference and festival with the Malibu Chamber of Commerce & The City of Malibu.
  • Fine Art — Solo exhibitions including ILLUMINATIONS: Revealing Portraits (Malibu, 2016) and Bush, Buddha & The Book of Changes (Copenhagen, 2005).
  • Education Leadership — Co‑founded the King George School + Photography & Cinema Departments; helped launch an arts‑centered, EQ‑forward boarding school.
  • Service & Discipline — Eight years in the United States Marine Corps and contracts supporting U.S. Department of State missions; past Top Secret security clearance (MCESG), with tours connected to Jeddah, KSA and Sanaa, Yemen.

Background & Capabilities

Robert is dual‑citizen (Sweden/USA), fluent in Swedish (conversational Norwegian/Danish), and workable/proficient across Adobe Creative Suite and Final Cut Pro X. He studied Film Production, Convergent Media, and Communications at Southern Oregon University (Honors/Dean’s List), with additional studies at Marlboro College (Theater) and Burlington College (Film). Certificates include Chopra Center programs (Journey into Healing; Seduction of Spirit); PADI certified, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Heritage

Robert’s creative lineage traces to silent‑era star Anna Q. Nilsson (Hollywood Walk of Fame), and a family story interwoven with classic Hollywood—from Sunset Blvd. to wartime epics—instilling a multigenerational respect for craft, daring, and cinematic scale. New Atlantis is the natural evolution of that lineage: a studio designed for the next century of storytelling.