''Strings'' is a 1991 Canadian

paint-on-glass animation Paint-on-glass animation is a technique for making animated films by manipulating slow-drying oil paints on sheets of glass. Gouache mixed with glycerine is sometimes used instead. The best-known practitioner of the technique is Russian animator A ...

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

by Wendy Tilby, produced by the

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Summary

The 10 min. 23 sec. animated short simultaneously follows a woman preparing for a bath and her downstairs neighbour rehearsing with his string quartet, exploring the connections between these two neighbours. The film garnered numerous awards, including the

Genie Award for Best Animated Short The Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian animated short film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. ...

and a nomination for the

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year 1 ...

. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows.The Full Collection-Box Sets 1-9 of The Animation Show of Shows
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In other media

Tilby also appeared in an NFB short film, ''Wendy Tilby with Strings'', talking about the creative process behind the film.

References

External links

Watch ''Strings'' at NFB.caExcerpt on Vimeo''Strings'' on YouTube
{{ACCT Short Films 1991 films Paint-on-glass animated films Canadian animated short films Films shot in Montreal Films directed by Wendy Tilby National Film Board of Canada animated short films Best Animated Short Film Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners 1990s animated short films 1991 animated films Animated films without speech 1990s Canadian films