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

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". 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.
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  7. ^ a b "Exposures Film Festival: winners and photos". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  8. ^ a b "And the Winners Are... - Savannah International Animation Festival". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  9. ^ a b "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.