‘Memoir of a Snail’ Wins Top Prize at London Film Festival
variety.comAlex Ritman After claiming the Cristal at Annecy earlier in the year, Australian animation “Memoir of a Snail” has now won the top honor at the BFI London Film Festival.
Adam Eliot’s acclaimed stop-motion feature won the best film award in the official competition, selected by a jury led by Alexandre O.
Philippe. “Our jury was incredibly moved by Adam Elliot’s ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ which is a singular achievement in filmmaking,” the jury said. “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 recognise an animated film alongside its live-action peers.” Rungano Nyoni’s Cannes hit “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” was given a special mention, described as an “intricately crafted story brimming with imagination that dares to say the unsayable about a sexual predator in a close-knit Zambian community.” Meanwhile, Laura Carreira’s “On Falling” claimed the Sutherland Award in the first feature competition for debut filmmakers, becoming the first British winner of the prize since Clio Barnard in 2010.
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