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Heartstrings (2009 film)

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Heartstrings
Directed byRhiannon Evans
Produced byUniversity of Wales, Newport
Music byGareth Bonello
Release date
  • 2009 (2009)
Running time
3 minutes
CountryUnited 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.[1] In 2010 it was included on the Best of British Animation Awards Vol. 8 DVD. [2]

Accolades

  • 2009: won the Best Animated Film Award at the Newport Graduate Showcase[3]
  • 2009: won the Best Student Film Award at the Norwich Film Festival[4][5]
  • 2009: won the Award for Second placed film at Canterbury Anifest[6]
  • 2009: won the Audience Selection Award at Canterbury Anifest[6]
  • 2009: won the Technical Achievement Award at Canterbury Anifest[6]
  • 2009: won the Animation Award at Exposures Film Festival[7]
  • 2009: won the Grand jury Award at Exposures Film Festival[7]
  • 2010: won the Best in Show Award at the Savannah International Animation Festival[8]
  • 2010: won the Best Student Film Award at the Savannah International Animation Festival[8]
  • 2010: won the Best Animation Award at Screentest Festival[9]
  • 2010: won the Audience Award at Screentest Festival[9]
  • 2010: won the Best Student: Undergraduate Individual Award at Stoke Your Fires[10]
Nominations

References

  1. ^ "Best of the West: Student Animation Award: Commended Films - 'Heartstrings'". Animation Reporter. April 2010. pp. 22–24.
  2. ^ "Best of 2010 British Animation Awards Vol. 8". Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Heartstrings Blog - my first award...ever". Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Films 09 - Norwich Film Festival website". Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Evening News 24 - Norwich film-makers festival hailed a success". Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  6. ^ a b c "Canterbury Anifest 2009 Winners Announced". Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b "Exposures Film Festival: winners and photos". Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  8. ^ a b "And the Winners Are... - Savannah International Animation Festival". Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Screentest: And the Winners are..." Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  10. ^ "Stoke Museums - Stoke Your Fires 2010". Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  11. ^ "Animation Magazine - Aardman Leads Nominations for British Animation Awards". Retrieved 4 March 2010.