Writer - Director Adam Elliot’s initial concept of “Mary & Max” came after winning his first Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2003.

Elliot spent over six years making “Mary & Max,” becoming Australia’s biggest animated film of all time.

‘Musical Typewriter’ - a clip from Adam Elliot’s new animated film “Mary & Max” featuring the voice talents of Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Eric Bana.

‘Air Conditioner’ - a clip from Adam Elliot’s new animated film “Mary & Max” featuring the voice talents of Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Eric Bana.

The trailer for Academy Award winner Adam Elliot’s new animated film “Mary & Max” featuring the voice talents of Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Eric Bana.

Eric Bana takes us on-set and behind-the-scenes of, Academy Award winner Adam Elliot’s new animated film “Mary & Max.”

Adam Elliot is most known for winning the Oscar for his clay animated short film “Harvie Krumpet”. He’s back with his first full-length feature film, “Mary and Max” which is releasing in select theaters and on local cable on-demand this week.

Elliot spent over six years making “Mary & Max,” which has gone on to become Australia’s biggest animated film.

Elliot brought in set builders from “Star Wars” and post-production supervisors from Peter Jackson’s “King Kong” and is proud to say “everything you see on the screen is handmade - no special effects were done on a computer.”

He continued, “Rain is wire, fire is red cellophane, and all the water [in the film] is sexual lubricant!”

Adam Elliot discusses his process of directing Animation. He talks about working with voice actors, animators, and the persistence it takes to master the craft.