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.Kaye Sullivan, Films for, by and about Women. Scarecrow Press, 1985. p. 66.
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."Showcase honors eight short films". The Globe and Mail, March 2, 1983. It was later co-winner of the award for best animated film at the 1983 Universiade International Student Film Festival.James Adams, "Jurors split as Universiade fest closes world student competition". Cinema Canada, September 1983.
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984.Carole Corbeil, "Does anybody care about Genie shorts and documentaries?". The Globe and Mail, March 16, 1984. 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, but was not one of the final nominees.
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Brushstrokes and other animated shorts officially posted by the animator herself on Vimeo