Harvie Krumpet

Harvie Krumpet
Poster for Harvie Krumpet
Directed by	Adam Elliot
Written by	Adam Elliot
Produced by	Melanie Coombs
Starring	Kamahl John Flaus Julie Forsyth
Narrated by	Geoffrey Rush
Edited by	Bill Murphy
Production companies	Melodrama Pictures Australian Film Commission SBS Independent Film Victoria
Distributed by	Melodrama Pictures
Release date	June 2003 (2003-06) (Annecy Festival)
Running time	22 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$377,000[1]

Harvie Krumpet is a 2003 Australian adult stop motion animated tragicomedy short film written, directed and animated by Adam Elliot, and narrated by Geoffrey Rush. It tells the life story of Harvie Krumpet, a Polish-Australian man whose life is plagued by bad luck but who nevertheless remains optimistic.

The film was funded by SBS Independent, the Australian Film Commission and Film Victoria, and it was filmed and animated by Adam Elliot and two assistants over 15 months in 2001–2003, using models made of plasticine and other materials. The production was completed in May 2003.

Harvie Krumpet premiered a month later at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, followed by over 100 subsequent film festival screenings. It won many accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2004.