Robert Bradbrook's Home Road Movies
Home Road Movies
The real-life story of a shy and awkward father who desperately wanted the family car to make him a better parent. A vivid family history woven from innovative and atmospheric computer animation and treated album photographs, with Bill Paterson in live-action as the father.
"a truly breathtaking film" Museum of Modern Art, New York
"one of the most intriguing shorts ever" RES Magazine
See more about the film at Bradbrook Films.
Festival 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 International 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 for Best Animation
L'Alternativa: Festival 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
BAFTA nomination (Short Animation)
British Academy Film Awards
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
Honourable Mentions
International Competition, Hamburg International Short Film Festival / Bitfilm Festival, Hamburg International Short Film Festival / Vila Do Conde Short Film Festival
animate!
Until the death of Dick Arnall in February 2007 Finetake also produced animate!, funded by Arts Council England and Channel 4, that is now produced by Animate Projects.