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Short Film | 2001
DirectorRobert Bradrook
Director of PhotographySam James
EditorTony Fish
ProducerDick Arnall (at Fine Take)
Production DesignerRobert Bradbrook
GenreDrama
Production CompanyFine Take
Alternate Version DetailsOriginal on DigiBeta 16:9 stereo 11:33; transferred to film
AwardsCartoon d'Or, Best European Animated Film 2002
Grand Prize, Ottawa International Animation Festival
The Special Jury Prize, Annecy International Animation Festival
Best Animated Short, Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival
Best Animated Short, Nashville Independent Film Festival
Best Short Film, Imago 2002: International Young Film & Video Festival, Covilhã
Best Animation Award, Mediawave 02: Györ International Festival of Media Arts
Most Innovative Film (Animation), Aspen Shortsfest
Best Short Film, Raindance Film Festival, London
Gold Award, Best Animation, Houston World-Fest
Best Animated Short Film, Cleveland International Film Festival
The Special Jury Prize, Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Centaur Award, Best Animation, Message to Man Int’l Film Festival, St Petersburg
Best European Film, I Castelli Animati: Int'l Animated Film Festival, Genanzo di Roma
Best Animated Film, Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, London
ASIFA Award, Best Animation, L'Alternativa: Fest of Independent Cinema, Barcelona
RTP Short Wave Prize, Vila Do Conde Short Film Festival
AnyZone Award, Holland Animation Film Festival, Utrecht
Special Mention of the Jury, European Short Film Festival, Brest
Most Creative Use of New Technologies finalist, British Animation Awards
Audience Award, Animated Encounters: Bristol Animation Film Festival
Audience Award, Runner-up, RESFEST World Tour
Special Mentions FIPRESCI & FICC Juries, Krakow International Documentary & Short Film Festival
CountryUK
Full StoryThe real-life story of a shy and awkward father who desperately wanted the family car to make him a better parent. The film is based upon the family folklore and memories of his children. After his death they realise that their first and only family car, once a luxurious chariot to endless holidays in paradise, had gradually become a painful vehicle of his affection. Their dad’s struggle to be a loving parent had turned into a battle against rust. This vivid family history is woven from innovative and atmospheric computer animation and treated album photographs, with Bill Paterson in live-action as the father.
'no longer restricted to zone three of the local buses, our dad took us on motoring holidays of a lifetime...'
NominationsBAFTA nomination (Short Animation), British Academy Film Awards
Prod. Co.Finetake Productions
Runtime12:18
RuntimeAnimated (partly)
Script/Written byIan Sellar
Set Design/ Set DecoratorRobert Bradbrook
Sound MixDolby SR Surround
TalentPhelim McDermott
TalentBill Paterson
Technical Specificationscolour - 35mm (all types), 1.85:1
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