5 Years Ago
MARCH 18, 1994
Celluloid Studios, a Denver-based firm best known for its animation, visual effects and mixed media work, has become a publicly held company now that their parent company, Creative Programming & Technology Ventures (CPTV) has gone public…. Alan Barnett and Melissa Davies, principals of Sight Effects, Venice, have launched digital compositing division The Digital Lab, Venice. The new venture will be headed up by Rudy Hassen….Director Ron Finley, formerly of Wright-Banks Film, L.A., has signed with Electric Avenue Films, Venice, for commercial representation…. Bob Coleman, former VP/ general manager at Skywalker Sound South, Santa Monica, has been named president of Digital Magic, Santa Monica….
“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)