The Animation Showcase has announced a special limited release of the festival-favorite animated feature Memoir of a Snail during the holiday season. The platform is a free service for members of the motion picture & animation industry to enjoy the world’s most acclaimed and buzzworthy independent animated films.
Memoir of a Snail is directed by Oscar-winning Australian animator Adam Elliot (Harvie Krumpet, Mary and Max). This R-rated stop-motion feature tells the story of Grace Pudel (voiced by Sarah Snook), a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails, who falls into a series of misfortunes after being separated from her twin brother, Gilbert. Despite her hardships, inspiration and hope arise when Grace begins a friendship with an eccentric elderly woman named Pinky.
Memoir of a Snail was the first-ever animated feature to win the Best Film Award at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2024; a few months earlier, Elliot became the first director ever to win two Cristal awards for Best Feature Film when Memoir of a Snail earned his second prestigious prize at Annecy International Animation Film Festival. It also recently won Best Animated Feature Film at the Sitges Film Festival and the MVFF Animation Award at Mill Valley Film Festival, among other recognitions.
The indie feature released in U.S. theaters on October 25 through IFC Films, only a few days after the Australian release by Madman Entertainment, and will soon roll out globally in many countries in Europe and around the world.
The Animation Showcase streaming platform is a film industry-only hub curating the best animated shorts & feature films from filmmakers around the world and allows the animation and motion pictures community to discover or rewatch feature films for a limited time. Since its launch, The Animation Showcase has become a must-watch destination during the awards season, featuring critically acclaimed contenders as well as exclusive bonuses, making-ofs and behind-the-scenes.
The platform previously hosted the three-time Oscar-nominated animated documentary Flee, A24’s Oscar-nominated stop-motion feature Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and a couple of shorts in worldwide exclusivity, including WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko and The Windshield Wiper, both winners of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
To continue to ensure the best screening experience of animated gems, The Animation Showcase Streaming Platform is accessible via the internet on any browser and now on its new home cinema native apps for Apple TV devices, Roku and Fire Stick (Amazon).
Animation & motion picture industry members and students can easily join the platform by
visiting the sign-up portal and providing valid proof of work.
How to join:
1. Click on the Animation Magazine Sign Up Portal to request a membership to the industry streaming platform.
2. Add your email address and work proof (IMDb, LinkedIn, Vimeo or other)
3. After the information verification, you will receive an email with the instruction to connect to the streaming platform and begin watching.
