''Head over Heels'' is a 2012 British

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written and directed by

Timothy Reckart Timothy Reckart is an American animator and director based in Los Angeles, specializing in puppet stop motion. He is best known for his 2012 film ''Head over Heels'', nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2013. Reckart ...

. The film was nominated for

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for the

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. It also won the first Annie Award for Best Student film and the Cartoon d'Or for Best European Animated Short. After being nominated for an

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the film was released along with all the other 15 Oscar-nominated short films in theaters by ShortsHD. In March 2015, the film was posted online together with special features a
www.headoverheels.tv

Plot

After many years of marriage, husband and wife Walter and Madge have grown apart: he lives on the floor and she lives on the ceiling. They live separate, parallel lives, never talking, barely even looking at each other. When Walter tries to reignite their old romance, it brings their love crashing down, and the couple who can't agree which way is up must find a way to put their marriage back together.

Awards

* 40th Annual

Annie Award The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television. Originally de ...

s, Best Student Film *

Edinburgh International Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is a film festival that runs for two weeks in June each year. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all ti ...

, Short Animation, Nominated for Best Film in British Short Film Competition *Galway Film Fleadh, Cartoon Saloon Best First Animation Award *

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, Rio de Janeiro & São Paulo, Brazil Short Animation, Best Film (Jury and Audience Award), Best Student Film (Audience Award) *

Hiroshima International Animation Festival The International Animation Festival Hiroshima is a wikt:biennial, biennial animation festival hosted in Hiroshima, Japan. The festival was founded in 1985 by ''Association International du Film d'Animation'' or ''ASIFA'' as ''International Animat ...

, Short Animation, Audience Prize *

Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival Encounters Film Festival is a short film, animation and VR festival in Bristol, England. Based in Bristol, Encounters runs a six-day festival in September and its main venues are Watershed and Arnolfini, on Bristol’s harbourside. History T ...

, Short Animation, Nomination for Cartoon d'Or *St Petersburg Student Film Festival, Short Animation, Diploma for the Work of the Animation Artist *Animage Festival Pernambuco, Short Animation, Audience Award for Best Short Film *Festival du Film Britannique de Dinard, Best Short Film *

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, Best Animated Short, Audience Award for Animated Short *

Heartland Film Festival The Heartland International Film Festival is a film festival held each October in Indianapolis, Indiana. The festival was first held in 1992, its goal is to "inspire filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion pictu ...

, Best Short Film, Jimmy Stewart Memorial Crystal Heart Award *Cinanima Espinho, Short Animation, Special Jury Prize * Bath Film Festival, IMDb New Filmmaker Award * Fancine Málaga, Short Animation Best Animated Short (Jury Prize, Audience Prize and Youth Jury Prize) *Brazil Stop Motion Pernambuco, Best Student Film (Prix du Public) *Animpact Max Seoul, Audience Prize *Animateka International Animation Film Fest, Best European Student Film

Festivals

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, Cinefondation Category * SICAF Seoul, Graduation Films *Guanajuato International Film Festival, Short Animation *Molise Cinema Festival, Short Animation * KROK International Animated Film Festival, Short Animation *World Festival of Animated Film of Varna, Short Animation *

Raindance Film Festival Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates in major cities including London, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin, and Brussels. The festival was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove t ...

, Short film *

Hamptons International Film Festival The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) is an international film festival founded in 1992, by Joyce Robinson. The festival has since taken place every year in East Hampton, New York. It is usually an annual five-day event in mid-October ...

, Short film *Anim'est Bucharest, Audience Competition *Colchester Film Festival, Short Film *

Kerry Film Festival The Kerry Film Festival is an annual film festival that takes place in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, during October / November. The Kerry Film Festival is funded by Kerry County Council, Fáilte Irelandthe Arts Councilas well as having corpo ...

, Short Animation *

Warsaw Film Festival Warsaw Film Festival ( pl, Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy, abbreviated as WFF) is an annual film festival held every October in Warsaw, Poland which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries from all around the world. The festival ha ...

, Short Film *Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival, Short Animation *Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival Bruges

Credits

Nigel Anthony Nigel Anthony (born December 23, 1941) is a theatre, television, and radio actor. His theatre work includes ''Twelfth Night'', '' Dutch Uncle'', '' Happy End'', ''The Taming of the Shrew'' for the Royal Shakespeare Company and seasons at Scarbo ...

as Walter
Rayyah McCaul as Madge
Puppet Fabricators- Sophie Huckfield and Charlie Buck (

Arts University Bournemouth Arts University Bournemouth (abbreviated AUB) is a further and higher education university based in Poole, England, specialising in art, performance, design, and media. It was formerly known as The Arts University College at Bournemouth a ...

)
Cinematographer - Chloë Thomson
Production Designer - Eleonore Cremonese
Editor - James Taylor
Sound Designer - Axle Kith Cheeng
Music Composed & Performed by Jered Sorkin
Special FX Supervisor - Jennifer Groves
Visual FX Supervisor - Helen Brownell
Production Manager - Lizzie Bull
Script Editor - Tom Hill
Produced by Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
Written & Directed by

References

External links

Official website
*{{IMDb title, 2391009 British animated short films 2010s animated short films 2012 animated films 2012 films Annie Award winners 2012 short films 2010s English-language films 2010s British films