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ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL BOARD GETS ANIMATED!

Today the Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) announced the appointment Sam White, Managing Director of The People’s Republic of Animation (PRA), to its Board of Directors.

“We are delighted that Sam White has agreed to join the Adelaide Film Festival Board. Sam’s involvement ensures the Festival will continue to benefit from a diversity of knowledge, skills and contacts. His youth, talent and absolute passion for the industry are all very important elements for us to have on the Board.

“Sam is also a perfect choice for a board member because of his international experience and proven track record - especially with his work in animation,” said Cheryl Bart, AFF Chairperson.

White has guided PRA’s growth from a group of young, talented artists to a highly-professional and productive studio creating international award-winning short films, TV series, commercials, mobile content and 3D character animation for next-generation console games. Sam has produced and co-produced the PRA’s previous AFI nominated short film titles, Fritz gets Rich (2005) and Carnivore Reflux (2006) and is now leading the PRA’s expansion into Asian markets, having produced the first official Australian-Chinese animated co-production, Sweet & Sour (2007).

PRA collaborated with the 60-year old Shanghai Animation Film Studio to create Sweet & Sour, a short animation for children . This relationship has been so successful that the two companies are now collaborating on a feature animation.

White has recently been nominated as a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition for 2007 in recognition of his achievements.