Photo: Adam Elliot / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What I admire most about Adam Elliot is his refusal to scale up. Plenty of animators chase volume and gloss, but he keeps fingerprints in the clay, building bittersweet little portraits of misfits he calls Clayographies. Winning an Academy Award in 2004 could have pushed him toward commercial work, yet he stayed an independent auteur in Melbourne, mining tragicomedy with patience few directors have. Mary and Max remains the kind of film that makes you laugh and ache at once. To me he represents the quiet conviction that handcrafted, deeply personal work still matters in an industry obsessed with speed.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Adam Elliot
- Name (Japanese)
- アダム・エリオット
- Reading
- あだむ・えりおっと
- Born
- January 2, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Berwick, Victoria, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / animator / director / producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Victorian College of the Arts
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Mary and Max | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.adamelliot.com.au/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/adam_elliot_clay/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Elliot
Frequently asked questions
When was Adam Elliot born?
Born January 2, 1972 (age 54).
Where is Adam Elliot from?
Adam Elliot is from Berwick, Victoria, Australia.
What does Adam Elliot do?
Adam Elliot works as film director, screenwriter, animator, director, producer.
What is Adam Elliot known for?
Notable works include Mary and Max.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.