Heartstrings (2009 film) explained

Heartstrings
Director:	Rhiannon Evans
Producer:	University of Wales, Newport
Music:	Gareth Bonello
Runtime:	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 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]

External links

• • Heartstrings blog

Notes and References

1. News: Best of the West: Student Animation Award: Commended Films - 'Heartstrings' . Animation Reporter . April 2010. 22–24.
2. Web site: Best of 2010 British Animation Awards Vol. 8 . 2010-05-01.
3. Web site: Heartstrings Blog - my first award...ever. 2010-05-01.
4. Web site: Films 09 - Norwich Film Festival website. 2009-10-13. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090906120347/http://www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk/films-2009.html. 6 September 2009. dmy-all.
5. Web site: Evening News 24 - Norwich film-makers festival hailed a success. 2009-10-13.
6. Web site: Canterbury Anifest 2009 Winners Announced . 2010-03-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091108013308/http://www.canterburyanifest.com/main.cfm?objectid=12 . 8 November 2009 .
7. Web site: Exposures Film Festival: winners and photos. 2010-05-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100206052858/http://www.exposuresfestival.co.uk/news/winners-and-photos. 6 February 2010. dmy-all.
8. Web site: And the Winners Are... - Savannah International Animation Festival. 2010-04-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716010429/http://www.savannahinternationalanimationfestival.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83&Itemid=85. 16 July 2011. dmy-all.
9. Web site: Screentest: And the Winners are.... 2010-05-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110515130738/http://www.screentestfest.org.uk/2010/03/01/and-the-winners-are/. 15 May 2011. dmy-all.
10. Web site: Stoke Museums - Stoke Your Fires 2010. https://archive.today/20120919033004/http://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/get_involved/community_projects/animationfestival/index.html?sid=e532f19fbe44fcc93a9193168fe89927. dead. 2012-09-19. 2010-05-01.
11. Web site: Animation Magazine - Aardman Leads Nominations for British Animation Awards. 2010-03-04.