Adam Elliot (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Adam Elliot

Looking for reviews of films directed by Adam Elliot? Cinafilm has a total of 728 reviews across 2 movies directed by Adam Elliot.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 81%.

Mary and Max is Adam Elliot's highest rated movie, with a score of 83% based on 640 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Adam Elliot is Harvie Krumpet, with a score of 80% based on 88 reviews.

Director Biography

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 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 'in-camera' 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 Elliot’s 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.

Adam Elliot has directed films starring John Flaus, Julie Forsyth, Toni Collette and Eric Bana.