5 Years Ago
APRIL 1, 1994
Director Ian Macdonald and executive producer Wendy Macdonald, principals in the long-standing Santa Monica-based Ian Macdonald Productions (IMP), have signed with Harmony Pictures, Burbank, Calif….Editors Sheila Sweeney and Bob Spector have teamed up to launch Bob & Sheilas Edit World, San Francisco. Sweeney was previously with Fleet Street Pictures, Santa Monica, and Spector was with Bobs Creative Editorial, the precursor to Bob & Sheilas….Director George Jecel, formerly of Tate and Partners, Los Angeles, has signed with bicoastal and London-based production house BFCS….
“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)