December 1, 1995/Janet Luhrs has resigned as executive director of the International Teleproduction Society (ITS), a position she held for the past 10 years. Scott Kane, principal of post consulting firm Scott Kane & Associates, Chicago, will act as the interim executive…. Directors Paul Arden and Thomas Krygier of London-based Arden Sutherland-Dodd have gained exclusive U.S. representation via bicoastal Smillie Films….Heiko Hagemann, a director/DP through Meta Goldstern, his Hamburg, Germany- and London-based company, has signed with bicoastal The End for stateside representation….
NOVEMBER 30, 1990/Jenks & Partners president Sarah Jenks is closing her four-year-old production house to serve as head of sales for Esperanto, New York, a new division of bicoastal Gibson Lefebvre Gartner….Eggers Films, Los Angeles, has formed Beca Films, a music video division headed by executive producer Irene Crinita. She comes from Flattery Yukich, Hollywood….Former freelance rep Tim Merjos has opened New York repping firm, Merjos & Company….
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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)