Heartstrings (film)

Heartstrings
Directed by Rhiannon Evans
Produced by University of Wales, Newport
Music by Gareth Bonello
Release date(s) 2009 (2009)
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 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

Nominations

References

  1. ^ "Best of the West: Student Animation Award: Commended Films - 'Heartstrings'". Animation Reporter: pp. 22–24. April 2010. 
  2. ^ "Best of 2010 British Animation Awards Vol. 8". http://www.britishanimationawards.com/dvd_shop/dvd_baa08.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
  3. ^ "Heartstrings Blog - my first award...ever". http://makingheartstrings.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-first-awardever.html. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
  4. ^ "Films 09 - Norwich Film Festival website". http://www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk/films-2009.html. Retrieved 2009-10-13. 
  5. ^ "Evening News 24 - Norwich film-makers festival hailed a success". http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED29%20Sep%202009%2016%3A17%3A42%3A330. Retrieved 2009-10-13. 
  6. ^ a b c "Canterbury Anifest 2009 Winners Announced". http://www.canterburyanifest.com/main.cfm?objectid=12. Retrieved 2010-03-24. 
  7. ^ a b "Exposures Film Festival: winners and photos". http://www.exposuresfestival.co.uk/news/winners-and-photos. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
  8. ^ a b "And the Winners Are... - Savannah International Animation Festival". http://www.savannahinternationalanimationfestival.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83&Itemid=85. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
  9. ^ a b "Screentest: And the Winners are...". http://www.screentestfest.org.uk/2010/03/01/and-the-winners-are/. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
  10. ^ "Stoke Museums - Stoke Your Fires 2010". http://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/get_involved/community_projects/animationfestival/index.html?sid=e532f19fbe44fcc93a9193168fe89927. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
  11. ^ "Animation Magazine - Aardman Leads Nominations for British Animation Awards". http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/11224. Retrieved 2010-03-04. 

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