2009 British film
| Heartstrings | |
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| Directed by | Rhiannon Evans |
| Produced by | University of Wales, Newport |
| Music by | Gareth Bonello |
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| Running time | 3 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Budget | £500 |
Heartstrings is a 2009 British animated short film directed by Rhiannon Evans at the University of Wales in Newport. It tells us the story of two stop-motion figures made from string, who fall in love; their love is represented by a red string that connects them at the heart.
The film was made on a budget of £500 and took around four months to complete. In 2010 it was included on the Best of British Animation Awards Vol. 8 DVD.
Accolades
- 2009: won the Best Animated Film Award at the Newport Graduate Showcase
- 2009: won the Best Student Film Award at the Norwich Film Festival
- 2009: won the Award for Second placed film at Canterbury Anifest
- 2009: won the Audience Selection Award at Canterbury Anifest
- 2009: won the Technical Achievement Award at Canterbury Anifest
- 2009: won the Animation Award at Exposures Film Festival
- 2009: won the Grand jury Award at Exposures Film Festival
- 2010: won the Best in Show Award at the Savannah International Animation Festival
- 2010: won the Best Student Film Award at the Savannah International Animation Festival
- 2010: won the Best Animation Award at Screentest Festival
- 2010: won the Audience Award at Screentest Festival
- 2010: won the Best Student: Undergraduate Individual Award at Stoke Your Fires
- Nominations
- 2010: British Animation Award for Best Student Film
References
- "Best of the West: Student Animation Award: Commended Films - 'Heartstrings'". Animation Reporter. April 2010. pp. 22–24.
- "Best of 2010 British Animation Awards Vol. 8". Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- "Heartstrings Blog - my first award...ever". Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- "Films 09 - Norwich Film Festival website". Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- "Evening News 24 - Norwich film-makers festival hailed a success". Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Canterbury Anifest 2009 Winners Announced". Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "Exposures Film Festival: winners and photos". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "And the Winners Are... - Savannah International Animation Festival". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "Screentest: And the Winners are..." Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- "Stoke Museums - Stoke Your Fires 2010". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- "Animation Magazine - Aardman Leads Nominations for British Animation Awards". Retrieved 4 March 2010.
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