Melbourne, June 1, 2007 - XDT proudly announces teaming up with Melodrama Pictures to provide the technical lead on "Mary and Max", a feature length stop-motion animated film by Academy Award® winning Director Adam Elliot.

"Providing technical consulting, core hardware infrastructure, custom developed pipeline software and support, XDT has been key to all technical aspects of this exciting project", says Melanie Coombs, Producer Melodrama Pictures.

"We are proud to be part of this unique project", says Erik Otto, Managing Director of XDT. It will be great to work alongside some of the most talented and creative people in Australia".

Due for release in early 2009, Mary and Max, an "all Melbourne production", is the brain-child of Adam Elliot, Academy Award® winner for "Best Animated Short Film" in 2004.

About Mary and Max

MARY & MAX is a claymated feature film from the creators of the Academy Award® winning short animation HARVIE KRUMPET. It is a simple tale of pen-friendship between two very different people; Mary Dinkle, a chubby lonely eight year old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max Horovitz, a 44 year old, severely obese, Jewish man with Asperger's Syndrome living in the chaos of New York.

Spanning 20 years and 2 continents, Mary and Max's friendship survives much more than the average diet of life's ups and downs. Like Harvie Krumpet, MARY AND MAX is innocent but not naive, as it takes us on a journey that explores friendship, autism, taxidermy, psychiatry, alcoholism, where babies come from, obesity, kleptomania, sexual difference, trust, copulating dogs, religious difference, agoraphobia and much much more.

About XDT

XDT Pty Ltd is a developer of advanced software-based solutions for digital film. Its unique portfolio of products and services redefine acquisition, digital intermediate workflows and post-production and digital workflows. XDT’s products deliver unprecedented performance for point-to-point media transfers and high resolution uncompressed frame review over standard networking infrastructure. XDT have developed a comprehensive suite of custom applications and tools to assist with setting up complete production pipelines from scratch or considerably improve existing workflows.

XDT can offer clients worldwide unprecedented support and expertise. Having first hand access to developments and reports from hardware and software manufacturers worldwide is a major contributor in staying ahead of technology. Focusing on innovative product development for your unique production pipelines and helping you achieve your creative objectives is XDT's prime priority.

For more information please contact Melodrama Pictures on 03 9416 3566 or visit www.melodramapictures.com