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A Much Deserved Award For A Hero
Congratulations to Terry Gilliam, my hero of the imagination who is sadly overlooked by critics all too often. On Feb. 8th 2009, he was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship, the most prestigious prize given out by the British Academy of Film and Television. He joins the ranks of Chaplin, Hitchcock and Spielberg with the prize. Bafta's Finola Dwyer described Gilliam as "one of the most original, imaginative and innovative directors working in the industry today". I find it shameful that audiences haven’t embraced his films. Gilliam’s films sometimes have odd pacing which may put off the typical audience who want everything spoon-fed and simple. More on this subject can be found at the BBC and the Telegraph UK .
Congratulations Konstantin Bronzit
Russian animator Konstantin Bronzit, the director of the brilliant hand-drawn 10-minute cartoon 'Lavatory-Lovestory' is nominated for an Oscar Award for the Best Animated Short Film. I used to correspond with Konstantin back in the 1980’s while he was still working for USSR animation studios. I’m glad to see that he is a director at Melnitsa Studios in St. Petersburg now.