Theodore Ushev
Theodore Ushev ( Bulgarian Теодор Ушев , Teodor Uschew; * 4. February 1968 in Kyustendil ) is a Bulgarian animator who in Canada lives and works.
Life
Ushev studied animation at the Plovdiv Art Academy and graphic design at the National Art Academy in Sofia . After completing his studies in 1995, he worked as a poster artist in Bulgaria. He went to Canada in 1999 and settled in Montreal . Here he began working as an animator and eventually joined the National Film Board of Canada . His first film made at the NFB was Vertical in 2003 .
A great success for Ushev was the 2010 short animated film The Lipsett Diaries about the animator Arthur Lipsett , who committed suicide in 1986 at the age of 49. Ushev received international awards for the film, including a Genie Award for Best Animated Short Film and a nomination for the Cristal d'Annecy . As early as 2006 Ushev started a film trilogy with Tower Bawher , which is about the rise and fall of technology as well as power and war, and was completed in 2008 with Drux Flux and in 2013 with Gloria Victoria . Gloria Victoria received an Annie Award nomination in 2014 .
Ushev teaches animation, including in workshops as well as at universities and festivals. In 2012 he was a member of the jury of the Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand .
Filmography (selection)
- 1999: Aurora
- 2003: Well-Tempered Heads
- 2003: Vertical
- 2003: Here Comes a Miracle
- 2006: Tower Bawher
- 2006: L'homme qui attendait
- 2006: Sou
- 2007: Tzaritza
- 2008: Drux Flux
- 2010: The Lipsett Diaries (Les journaux de Lipsett)
- 2011: Rossignols en décembre
- 2012: Demoni
- 2012: Joda
- 2013: Gloria Victoria
- 2016: Blind Vaysha
Awards (selection)
- 2006: Nomination Cristal d'Annecy , Festival d'Animation Annecy , for Tower Bawher
- 2008: First prize nomination (short film), Montréal World Film Festival , for Drux Flux
- 2009: Nomination Genie Award , Best Animated Short Film , for Drux Flux
- 2009: Nomination Prix Jutra , Best Animated Film, for Drux Flux
- 2010: Nomination Cristal d'Annecy, Festival d'Animation Annecy, for The Lipsett Diaries
- 2010: Special Mention (short film), Festival d'Animation Annecy, for Die Lipsett-Tagebücher
- 2010: Nomination Gold Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival , for The Lipsett Diaries
- 2011: Genie Award, Best Animated Short Film, for The Lipsett Diaries
- 2011: Prix Jutra, Best Animated Film, for The Lipsett Diaries
- 2012: Nomination Cristal d'Annecy, Festival d'Animation Annecy, for Rossignols en décembre
- 2013: Nomination Prix Jutra, Best Animated Film, for Joda
- 2013: Nomination Canadian Screen Award , Best Animated Short Film, for Demoni
- 2013: Nomination Cristal d'Annecy, Festival d'Animation Annecy, for Gloria Victoria
- 2013: FIPRESCI Prize, Festival d'Animation Annecy, for Gloria Victoria
- 2014: Nomination Annie Award , Best Animated Short Film, for Gloria Victoria
- 2016: Oscar nomination , Best Animated Short Film , for Blind Vaysha
Web links
- Theodore Ushev in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Films by Theodore Ushev on the National Filmboard of Canada
- Interview with Theodore Ushev on animac.cat
Individual evidence
- ^ Dan Sarto: Theodore Ushev Talks Art, War, Conflict and Their Convergence in "Gloria Victoria" , awn.com, December 19, 2013.
- ↑ See Theodore Ushev on festivalscope.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ushev, Theodore |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian animator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th February 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kyustendil |