source: ninemsn.com Claymaniacs rejoice! Oscar winning filmmaker Adam Elliot is sending the stars of his critically acclaimed claymation flick Mary and Max on the road. Mary and Max: The Exhibition will feature props, stills, sets, storyboards and the two eponymous characters from Elliot’s feature-length debut film. The exhibition can currently be seen at Melbourne’s Australian […]
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Made in Australia – Mary and Max review
January 19, 2010 
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Mary and Max – Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Barry Humphries. Directed by Adam Elliot. Rated PG. Originally published April 14, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. In honour of Australia Day, I am republishing the review for my favourite Aussie film of the last 12 months, Mary and Max. The universe that is inhabited […]
Continue readingSamson and Delilah Oscar ad!
December 10, 2009 0 Comments
source: awardsdaily.com The Samson and Delilah Oscar campaign is in full swing, with the following advertisement appearing in a recent issue of Variety in the U.S. As reported previously, Samson and Delilah will be Australia’s official entry into the Best Foreign Language Film category at the upcoming Academy Awards. It joins Mary and Max as […]
Continue readingMary and Max enters the Oscar race!
November 12, 2009 1 Comment
source: variety.com The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the shortlist of films that will compete for Best Animated Feature at next year’s Oscar ceremony. Australia’s own Mary and Max is one of 20 films that are under consideration. One of the Academy rules is that if more than 16 films are […]
Continue readingBalibo, Samson and Delilah lead AFI nominations
October 28, 2009 3 Comments
source: afi.org.au A great year in local cinema has being capped by the announcement of the 2009 Australian Film Institute Award nominees. Let us know in the comments what flicks you tip for victory! Robert Connelly‘s Balibo, which told the story of the 1975 murder of six Australian journalists killed in East Timor led the […]
Continue readingMary and Max wins top prize at animation festival
October 22, 2009 0 Comments
source: ca.reuters.com Australian claymation film Mary and Max was named Best Animated Feature at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. It is yet another accolade for the story of a pen-friendship between an adult New Yorker with Asperger’s Syndrome and a lonely young Australian girl. The film was directed by Oscar winner Adam Elliot and features […]
Continue readingPen friends forever – Mary and Max DVD review
October 18, 2009 1 Comment
Mary and Max – Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Barry Humphries. Directed by Adam Elliot. Rated PG. Originally published April 14, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. The universe that is inhabited by Mary and Max is breathtaking and must have required years of painstaking attention to detail to forge. The story however, is magical, […]
Continue readingPen friends forever – Mary and Max review
April 14, 2009 1 Comment
Mary and Max – Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Barry Humphries. Directed by Adam Elliot. Rated PG. 90 mins. The universe that is inhabited by Mary and Max is breathtaking, and must have required years of painstaking attention to detail to forge. The story however, is magical, and animating talent aside, could only […]
Continue readingAustralian film to open Sundance
November 19, 2008 0 Comments
source: slashfilm.com Aussie Oscar winner Adam Elliot‘s latest film Mary and Max will open the 25th Sundance Film Festival. Mary and Max is a clay animation film featuring the voice talents of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Barry Humphries. The film tells the story of penpals Mary, an 8-year-old girl living in Melbourne, and […]
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