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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

‘Emotionally resonant’ animation wins top prize at London film festival

Stop-motion animation figures on a red carpet
The characters Gilbert and Grace Budel from the film Memoir of a Snail. Photograph: Picture Happy/imageSpace/Rex/Shutterstock

A whimsical Australian stop-motion film about separated twins has taken the top prize at the London film festival, with the jury calling it a “singular achievement in film-making”.

The Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail won the best film award, the first time a stop-motion animation has been awarded the top prize.

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