Safe House, The
2006, 26 Minutes
It's the summer of 1954 and seven-year-old Lee Whitmore and her friends are drifting through the holidays, exploring their quiet suburban neighbourhood where nothing ever seems to happen... until the day mysterious strangers move in with the old lady next door. No one explains the odd comings and goings, the big black cars, the men in suits and hats, the overheard snippets of conversation, but that doesn't stop the children from imagining. The Safe House is a half-hour animation based on a true story - a young girl's innocent perspective of one of the most talked about moments in Australia's history - the real-life spy drama known as the Petrov Affair.
A Screen Australia National Interest Program. Produced in association with SBS Independent. © 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
Festivals and Awards
| Date | Festival | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 7/6/2007 | St Kilda Film Festival | |
| 3/6/2007 | Dungog Film Festival | |
| 16/2/2007 | Anima - Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film Festival | |
| 6/12/2006 | AFI (Australian Film Institute) Awards | Finalist - AFI Award for Best Short Animation |
| 29/11/2006 | I Castelli Animati - International Animated Film Festival | Finalist - International Competition |
| 17/11/2006 | IF Inside Film Awards | Finalist - Best Animation |
| 10/11/2006 | ATOM (Australian Teachers of Media) Awards | Winner - Best Animation |
| 30/10/2006 | Leipzig International Festival of Documentary and Animation Films | |
| 28/10/2006 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Finalist - Best Australian Short Film |
| 6/10/2006 | NSW Premier's History Awards | Shortlist - Young People's History Prize |
| 30/9/2006 | Animadrid | Finalist - International Short Film Competition |
| 2/9/2006 | AFI Festival of Film | |
| 26/8/2006 | Hiroshima International Animation Festival | Special Program - Animation for Children |
| 14/7/2006 | Anima Mundi - International Animation Festival of Brazil | Finalist - Shorts Competition |
| 24/6/2006 | Sydney Film Festival Dendy Awards | Winner - Yoram Gross Animation Award |
| 11/6/2006 | Banff World Television Festival | Finalist - Animation Programs |
| 5/4/2006 | Cartoons on the Bay | Finalist - International Showcase |



