'' Harvie Krumpet '' premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in June 2003 , where it won three of the festival 's four major prizes , the Prix FIPRESCI , Prix du public and Prix special du jury . Its Australian premiere was at the 2003 Melbourne International Film Festival , where it won the Best Australian Short Award . During 2003 – 2004 , the film was screened at over 100 film festivals around the world , winning 40 awards . At the 76th Academy Awards , the film was awarded Best Animated Short Film , and in Australia it won the Best Short Animation prize at the 45th Australian Film Institute Awards and the Best Animation prize at the 2004 Inside Film Awards
76th Academy Awards
76th Academy Awards
Harvie Krumpet