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Barcelona Burning
''Barcelona Burning'' () is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Theodore Ushev and released in 2020.Xavi Serra"L’Animac de Lleida viatja a la recerca del temps" ''Ara'', February 24, 2020. A reflection on the 2019–2020 Catalan protests, the film consists of hot wax painting superimposed on the Barcelona telephone directory. The film was commissioned by the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona after the riots broke out just a few days before Ushev's scheduled talk at the centre about his creative process. The film premiered in February 2020 at the Animac festival in Lleida, Spain. It was later screened in the New Alchemists program at the 2020 Festival du nouveau cinéma, where it was the winner of the National Dada Prize. It was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards The 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards were held on June 6, 2021, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2020. A live gala was hosted by actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Ushev
Theodore Asenov Ushev (; born 4 February 1968) is a Bulgarian animator, film director and screenwriter based in Montreal. He is best known for his work at the National Film Board of Canada, including the 2016 animated short '' Blind Vaysha'', which was nominated for an Academy Award. He is a Chevalier of the ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' of France. Life and career Ushev was born on 4 February 1968 in Kyustendil, Bulgaria, and graduated in stage decoration, animation, and make-up at Plovdiv's School of Scenic Arts. He obtained a master's degree in graphic design from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia. He first made a name as a poster and graphic designer, before moving to Montreal in 1999. There he quickly gained a reputation as an animation filmmaker with for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), with films such as ''Vertical'' (2003), ''The Man Who Waited'' (2006), '' Tower Bawher'' (2006), '' Sou'' (2006), ''Tzartitza'' (2007) and '' Drux Flux'' (2008), winner of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |