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Brushstrokes (film)

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Brushstrokes
Directed bySylvie Fefer
Animation bySylvie Fefer
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
Running time
3 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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

Summary

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

Accolades

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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.

References

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  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, "Does anybody care about Genie shorts and documentaries?". The Globe and Mail, March 16, 1984.
  5. ^ Jerry Beck (January 22, 2018). "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1984 -". cartoonresearch.com.
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