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
  • 2010: British Animation Award for Best Student Film[11]

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". Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Evening News 24 - Norwich film-makers festival hailed a success". Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 "Canterbury Anifest 2009 Winners Announced". Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Exposures Film Festival: winners and photos". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  8. 1 2 "And the Winners Are... - Savannah International Animation Festival". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  9. 1 2 "Screentest: And the Winners are..." Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  10. ↑ "Stoke Museums - Stoke Your Fires 2010". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  11. ↑ "Animation Magazine - Aardman Leads Nominations for British Animation Awards". Retrieved 4 March 2010.


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