From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Adam Elliot born 2 January 1972 in Berwick Victoria Australia is an independent stopmotion animation writer and director based in Melbourne Australia His five films have collectively participated in over sixhundred film festivals and have received over one hundred awards including an Oscar for Harvie Krumpet2 and the Annecy Cristal for Mary and Max Elliot calls himself an auteur filmmaker and each of his films have a bittersweet nature to them Based loosely on his family and friends Elliot calls each of his works a Clayography clay animated biographies a portmanteau term of the words clay and biography Utilising a large team of animators and modelmakers each film takes several years to complete He is noted for his use of traditional incamera techniques which means every prop set and character is a real miniature handcrafted object Elliot does not use digital additions or computer generated imagery to enhance his visual aesthetic His company Adam Elliot Pictures produce the films and Elliots work practices adhere to the French auteur methodology Each film has been voiced by notable actors including Philip Seymour Hoffman Toni Collette Geoffrey Rush Eric Bana William McInnes and Barry Humphries Elliot is also a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and in 1999 was awarded The Young Achiever of the Year for Victoria Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Elliot licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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