Los Angeles [US], Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot's 'Memoirs of a Snail' has been selected as the opening film for the Melbourne International Film Festival.
The festival will run from August 8 to August 25 and is expected to feature over 250 titles. As Variety reports, the early looks revealed on Thursday confirmed a high-quality international and local selection.
These include the Cannes Critics' Week Award-winning "Blue Sun Palace"; Shawn Wang's double Sundance-winning semi-biographical directorial debut "Sister"; Aaron Schimberg's "A Different Man," which won Sebastian Stan an acting award in Berlin; the Australian-made IMAX presentation "Fungi: Web of Life"; Rooney Mara-starring "La Cocina"; Frederick Wiseman's restaurant documentary "Mains Plaisirs – Les Troisgros"; Berlin Award Winner "My Favorite Cake"; Steve McQueen's "Occupied City"; and Jody Wiley's "Welcome Space Brothers."
The lineup also includes “We Were Warriors,” the feminist and comedic directorial debut from Māori filmmaker Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, with executive producer Taika Waititi. Elliott, who won an Oscar for best animated short film in 2004 with "Harvey Crumpet." Said: "'Memoirs of a Snail' is about Melbourne, made by Melburnians and voiced by Melburnians. [It's] a handmade stop-motion film lovingly created by a team of local artists The voice cast includes Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Magda Szubanski, Eric Bana, Tony Armstrong, Nick Cave and Jacki Weaver. The film also received funding from the MIFF Premiere Fund.
The festival will run from August 8 to August 25 and is expected to feature over 250 titles. As Variety reports, the early looks revealed on Thursday confirmed a high-quality international and local selection.
These include the Cannes Critics' Week Award-winning "Blue Sun Palace"; Shawn Wang's double Sundance-winning semi-biographical directorial debut "Sister"; Aaron Schimberg's "A Different Man," which won Sebastian Stan an acting award in Berlin; the Australian-made IMAX presentation "Fungi: Web of Life"; Rooney Mara-starring "La Cocina"; Frederick Wiseman's restaurant documentary "Mains Plaisirs – Les Troisgros"; Berlin Award Winner "My Favorite Cake"; Steve McQueen's "Occupied City"; and Jody Wiley's "Welcome Space Brothers."
The lineup also includes “We Were Warriors,” the feminist and comedic directorial debut from Māori filmmaker Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, with executive producer Taika Waititi. Elliott, who won an Oscar for best animated short film in 2004 with "Harvey Crumpet." Said: "'Memoirs of a Snail' is about Melbourne, made by Melburnians and voiced by Melburnians. [It's] a handmade stop-motion film lovingly created by a team of local artists The voice cast includes Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Magda Szubanski, Eric Bana, Tony Armstrong, Nick Cave and Jacki Weaver. The film also received funding from the MIFF Premiere Fund.
