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Safe House, The

2006, 26 Minutes

Safe House, The

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