december 8, 1995/Unitel Video, New York, has formally announced that it is seeking a strategic buyer for its three Editel postproduction facilities in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Also, Editel/New York president Rita Sitnick and VP/general manager Lisa Fisher have resigned….Editors Tom Muldoon and John Murray, who co-founded Hollywood-based Superior Assembly Editing Company in ’92 with editor Jim Haygood and CEO Mary Buffett, are leaving the firm to open editorial house Nomad Editing Company. Nomad is presently based at Superior Assembly….
december 7, 1990/Tarsem, a music video director with New York-based The A+R Group, is moving into spots, bidding on his first ad….Fleet Street Pictures, the hybrid production/post house in San Francisco, has acquired WestSide Edit, Santa Monica, from owner Bertram Haymes….New York-based director Rolando Hudson made his first foray into ads with a pro-education PSA for the National Football League, completed direct to client. Hudson’s earlier credits include music videos for Salt N’ Pepa and L.L. Cool J….
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“Memoir of a Snail” Takes Top Prize At London Film Festival
The Official Competition jury said: “Our jury was incredibly moved by Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail, which is a singular achievement in filmmaking. Emotionally resonant and constantly surprising, Memoir tackles pertinent issues such as bullying, loneliness and grief head-on, creating a crucial and universal dialogue in a way that only animation can. The jury is delighted to recognize an animated film alongside its live-action peers.”
Rounding out the winners of this year’s films screening In Competition are:
- Winner of the Sutherland Award in the First Feature Competition – On Falling (Dir. Laura Carreira)
- Winner of the Grierson Award in the Documentary Competition – Mother Vera (Dirs. Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson)
- Winner of the Short Film Award in the Short Film Competition – Vibrations from Gaza (Dir. Rehab Nazzal)