Brushstrokes (film) explained

Brushstrokes
Director:	Sylvie Fefer
Animator:	Sylvie Fefer
Runtime:	3 minutes
Country:	Canada
Language:	English

Brushstrokes is a 1982 Canadian animated short film directed by Sylvie Fefer.

Summary

The film depicts an animator who is pulled into the world he is drawing.^[1]

Accolades

The film was one of the winners of the 1983 Canadian Independent Short Film Showcase, which saw the winning films given wider theatrical distribution.^[2] It was later co-winner of the award for best animated film at the 1983 Universiade International Student Film Festival.^[3]

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984.^[4] It was also one of the initial qualifying films for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 57th Academy Awards in 1985,^[5] but was not one of the final nominees.

External links

• • Brushstrokes and other animated shorts officially posted by the animator herself on Vimeo

Notes and References

1. Kaye Sullivan, Films for, by and about Women. Scarecrow Press, 1985. p. 66.
2. "Showcase honors eight short films". The Globe and Mail, March 2, 1983.
3. James Adams, "Jurors split as Universiade fest closes world student competition". Cinema Canada, September 1983.
4. [Carole Corbeil]
5. Web site: Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1984 -. cartoonresearch.com. Jerry Beck. January 22, 2018.