Director | Robert Bradrook |
Director of Photography | Sam James |
Editor | Tony Fish |
Producer | Dick Arnall (at Fine Take) |
Production Designer | Robert Bradbrook |
Genre | Drama |
Production Company | Fine Take |
Alternate Version Details | Original on DigiBeta 16:9 stereo 11:33; transferred to film |
Awards | Cartoon 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 |
Country | UK |
Full Story | The 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...' |
Nominations | BAFTA nomination (Short Animation), British Academy Film Awards |
Prod. Co. | Finetake Productions |
Runtime | 12:18 |
Runtime | Animated (partly) |
Script/Written by | Ian Sellar |
Set Design/ Set Decorator | Robert Bradbrook |
Sound Mix | Dolby SR Surround |
Talent | Phelim McDermott |
Talent | Bill Paterson |
Technical Specifications | colour - 35mm (all types), 1.85:1 |