CLIENT
Nature’s Resource.
PRODUCTION CO.
Blue Sky VIFX, Harrison, N.Y. Jan Carl e, animation director; Nina Rappaport, executive producer; Bill Frakes, concept designer; Michael Feder, producer; Leslie Schor, production coordinator; Doug Dooley, senior animator; Mike Thurmeier, Raquel Coelho and Dan Whiting, animators; Jesse Hollander, lead technical director; Dave Esneault, Tom Bisogno, Jodi Whitsel and Andrew Beddini, technical directors; Michael DeFeo, Shaun Cusick and Danny Williams, modelers; David Mei, digital paint artist.
AGENCY
Leo Burnett Co., Chicago. Tom Walker, Ted Naron, Tom Williams and Randy Isaacson, creative directors/art directors/copywriters; David Moore, executive producer.
EDITORIAL
Blue Sky VIFX. Tim Nordquist, editor.
POST
The Tape House Editorial Company, New York. Jay Tilin, online editor.
AUDIO POST
Chicago Recording Company. Michael Mason, mixer.
MUSIC
Com/track, Chicago. Manny Mendelson, composer/arranger.
THE SPOT
Three CGI :30s, "Echinacea," "Ginko Biloba" and "St. John’s Wort," feature a ladybug searching for the choice flowers and herbal nutrients that are the main ingredients for Nature’s Resource supplements. The spots end with the insect crawling out of frame, onto a Nature’s Resource label and into the tagline, "Follow the knowledge."
"Echinacea" began airing in late November, and "Ginko Biloba" and "St. John’s Wort" aired Dec. 15.
“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)