This seven minute animated short film has been the recipient of numerous awards for both music and animation. With script, direction and animation by Andreas Hykade and artwork by Natalia Eck. (Full credits at the end of this post)The name of the film, Love & Theft, was inspired by the Bob Dylan album:"And I'm still carrying the gift you gave,It's a part of me now, it's been cherished and saved,It'll be with me unto the graveAnd then unto eternity."(Bob Dylan)stills from the video arranged by colored backgrounds, courtesy of Andreas Hykade:CREDITSScript, direction: Andreas HykadeDesign, animation: Andreas HykadeAnimation assistance: Angela SteffenArt work: Natalia EckCompositing: Christof HoffmannSound, Music: Heiko MaileFunding: MFG and FFAProduction assistance: Simone FischerProduction: Thomas Meyer-HermannStudio FILM BILDER 2010
Sacem Award for original musicVienna Independent Short Film AwardMusic Award, International Film Festival Annecy, 2010Music Award, International Short Film Festival Hamburg, 2010Special Award, Animafest Zagreb, 2010Music for Animation Award, Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart, 2010Honorable Mention, Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria, 2010And the short film has also been nominated at the Fantoche Festival, Animator Festival,
and Anima Mundi Festival,
Sacem Award for original musicVienna Independent Short Film AwardMusic Award, International Film Festival Annecy, 2010Music Award, International Short Film Festival Hamburg, 2010Special Award, Animafest Zagreb, 2010Music for Animation Award, Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart, 2010Honorable Mention, Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria, 2010And the short film has also been nominated at the Fantoche Festival, Animator Festival,
and Anima Mundi Festival,
