Mary & Max Contest Celebrates U.K. Release

Soda Pictures is hosting a content to celebrate the U.K. theatrical release of the stop-motion feature MARY & MAX, directed by Oscar-winner Adam Elliot.

To enter the first prize competition contestants must submit a one-page drawing, storyboard or creative take on "Where do babies come from?" Prizes include:* Limited edition still autographed by Adam Elliot (printed on archival standard paper: Exclusive edition 1-100)* MARY & MAX poster* HARVIE KRUMPET DVD* Barry Purves' book BASICS ANIMATION: STOPMOTION

The film's producer Melanie Coombs will choose the first prizewinner. The second prizewinner will be picked out of the Soda hat. Competition closes on November 15.

Email all second prize entries to competitions@sodapictures.com. All first prize entries should be emailed to competitions@sodapictures.com or mailed to:Soda Pictures, Mary Daisy Dinkle17 Blossom Street, London E1 6PL

Should you wish your entry returned one needs to include a stamped envelope with your name and address.

To enter the second prize draw, contestants simply need to answer the question "Where do babies come from in Australia?" Prizes include:* HARVIE KRUMPET DVD* MARY & MAX t-shirt* MARY & MAX poster

Spanning 20 years and two continents, MARY & MAX tells of a pen-pal relationship between two very different people: Mary Dinkle (Collette), a chubby, lonely eight year old living in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia; and Max Horovitz (Hoffman), a severely obese, 44-yearold Jewish man with Asperger’s Syndrome living in the chaos of NYC. It explores a bond that survives much more than the average friendship’s ups-and-downs.

The film is set to hit theaters in the U.K. on Oct. 22. It will be showing at the following cinemas:

Odeon Covent GardenBristol WatershedManchester CornerhouseSheffield ShowroomNottingham BroadwayGreenwich PicturehouseLiverpool FactIFI Dublin

For more information on the film, visit http://www.maryandmax.com.