During the last few days the Annecy Festival, the most important animation competition in the world. Based in France, throughout the event several competing films have been screened while special previews of upcoming very powerful animated productions have been gathered: case of Group 4the new of Wallace and Gromit, Moana 2 either The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim. The latter came to present it Andy Serkisas director and star of a future film assigned to the Middle Earth titled The Hunt for Gollum. The Rohirrim WarOf course, it’s an animated movie.
But beyond these events, we must talk about the record. The Annecy Festival has come to an end and has given the Crystal Award for Best Film Memoir of a Snail: a decision that has animation followers very agitated right now. And it is that Memoir of a Snail It is the second feature film of Adam ElliottAustralian artist who began directing short films such as the trilogy Uncle-Cousin-Brother either Harvie Krumpetto be consecrated in 2009 with Mary and Max. This film, which used the claymation (plasticine animation) like the rest of his work, he began his career winning precisely in Annecy.
And, right now, it is a cult film. Hence it is so shocking that 15 years later (in which Elliot had not directed a feature film again), his return has been so applauded. Memoir of a Snail focuses on a lonely girl obsessed with snails who is voiced Sarah Snook (Succession), and in particular in the exciting story of one of his gastropod friends. In the original voice cast we meet other Australian celebrities such as Eric Bana, Kodi Smith-McPhee and the singer Nick Cave. Now that you are on the map, Memoir of a Snail It remains to find distribution, so that we can see it in Spain soon.
Speaking of Spain, another film that received praise during the Annecy Festival was The sultana’s dreamwhich here began its journey in the San Sebastian Festival. The movie of Isabel Herguerabased on the book by Begum Rokeyahad already been nominated for Goya and now he has won the grand prize Contrechamp within the French competition.
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