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Adam Elliot

Born January 2, 1972 · Berwick, Victoria, Australia (age 54)

Adam Elliot (born 2 January 1972 in Berwick, Victoria, Australia) is an independent stop-motion animation writer and director based in Melbourne, Australia. His five films have collectively participated in over six-hundred film festivals and have received over one hundred awards, including an Oscar for Harvie Krumpet[2] and the Annecy Cristal for Mary and Max. Elliot calls himself an auteur filmma…

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Memoir of a SnailMemoir of a Snail · 2024
Memoir of a Snail
★ 8.12024
MovieAnimationComedy
Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life.
Mary and MaxMary and Max · 2009
Mary and Max
★ 7.92009
MovieAnimationComedy
A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.
Harvie KrumpetHarvie Krumpet · 2003
Harvie Krumpet
★ 7.42003
MovieAnimationComedy
The odd biography of Harvie Krumpet, a man who has Tourette's Syndrome, chronic bad luck, menial jobs, nudist tendencies, and a book of "fakts" hung around his neck - but still optimistically lives own way and enjoys the small things life has to offer.
Ernie BiscuitErnie Biscuit · 2015
Ernie Biscuit
★ 7.22015
MovieComedyDrama
The world of a lonely deaf Parisian taxidermist is turned upside down and back to front when a dead pigeon arrives on his doorstep.
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1 · 2005
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1
2005
MovieAnimation
The 1st Volume of Characters in Motion introduces a new wealth of cutting edge character visuals to the established world of animation. The DVD compiles over 90 stylistically outstanding films by 60 international studios, artists and designers in curated programs such as Characters in Narration, Characters in Rhythm and Characters in Motion. Additionally, a special selection menu allows to sort the 180+ minutes of animation by creator, character or style.
UncleUncle · 1997
Uncle
★ 6.71997
MovieAnimationDrama
A nephew recalls the sometimes-lonely and often-eccentric life of his beloved uncle.
CousinCousin · 1999
Cousin
★ 7.11999
MovieAnimationDrama
Adam reminisces about the time he spent with his older cousin who suffered from cerebral palsy. Revisiting his eighth birthday celebrations, Adam talks about a tragedy that separated them forever.
Human Behavioural Case Studies. Series One.Human Behavioural Case Studies. Series One. · 1996
Human Behavioural Case Studies. Series One.
★ 5.31996
MovieComedyAnimation
Adam Elliot's earliest film, Human Behavioral Case Studies, is a drawn animation rather than claymation like his other films. It's about unusual human behaviors or obsessions. At only a minute long, it's just long enough to be memorably, darkly amusing.

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