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Create stories for screen with Oscar-winning short filmmaker Adam Elliot.
Join Oscar-winner Adam Elliot on a journey through his five short films, learning his technique, philosophy, the primacy of story and how to create an emotional arc – for fans, students and pros.
From the down-on-his luck Harvie Krumpet, to Mary and Max – an unlikely pair of pen pals bound by their love of chocolate – Adam Elliot’s ‘claymation’ characters have wowed critics and audiences alike.rnrnJoin Adam for an insightful, informative and humorous insight into his magical worlds – and learn the secrets behind his unique take on stop motion animation.
Adam Elliott
Filmmaker
Writer, director and animator Adam Elliot was raised on a prawn farm in outback South Australia. After moving to Melbour…ne, Adam enrolled in a post graduate diploma in film and television at VCA in 1996. His graduating film UNCLE won numerous local and international awards, including the AFI Award for Best Short Animation, and is still doing the festival circuit today. Adam has completed a further three short films and one feature, MARY AND MAX. He uses traditional ‘in-camera’ animation techniques, with every prop set and character created as a ‘real’ miniature handcrafted object, with no digital additions or computer generated imagery. His characters are based on people he’s known and have been voiced by some of the world’s finest actors including Geoffrey Rush, Eric Bana, Barry Humphries, Toni Collette and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Elliot’s films have been presented at over 800 film festivals worldwide, receiving over 100 awards, including five AACTAs and an Oscar for HARVIE KRUMPET.
Sandy George
Moderator
Sandy George has tracked the Australian and international film industries for aeons as a journalist: for the magazine Sc…reen International and online news feed www.screendaily.com; as editor of trade magazine Encore; as film writer for The Australian newspaper; and for a range of other publications. She has worked as a business analyst at Screen Australia and on dailies at the Cannes Film Festival. She has presented films on SBS, regularly lectures on pitching and industry policy, and has hosted 1000 panel discussions. She loves dogs.
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Making the world’s best short films
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Create stories for screen with Oscar-winning short filmmaker Adam Elliot.
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Harvie Krumpet
22 minutes
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Despite a life filled with bad luck, the ever-optimistic Harvie lives his own way and enjoys the small things life has to offer.
Ernie Biscuit
22 minutes
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A taxidermist from Paris experiences an unexpected adventure, as a strange discovery inspires him to seek out a fond memory from his past.
Uncle
7 minutes
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A nephew recalls the sometimes-lonely and often-eccentric life of his beloved uncle.
Cousin
5 minutes
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Adam tells us the story of an older cousin, who had cerebral palsy.
Brother
8 minutes
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After a short introduction of the whole family, the story of the elder brother is told.
