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‘Memoir of a Snail’ Wins Top Prize at London Film Festival

After claiming the Cristal at Annecy earlier in the year, Australian animation “Memoir of a Snail” h

“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. 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.” Elsewhere, the Grierson Award in the documentary competition went to “Mother Vera,” from directors Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson and about a young Orthodox nun who must confront her past.

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