Meet & Greet with Theodore Ushev | Online

Meetup - Cycle Exploratoire – Printemps 2020

Friday July 3, 2020
2 pm - 4 pm

Free for members | $10 for non members

Led by Marie Valadr from Stop Motion Festival of Montreal

During the success of his latest experimental animated film “The Physics of Sorrow” which won the Crystal Prize at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Theodore Ushev do us the honor to do a meet & greet for Main Film’s community, an opportunity to retrace the filmmaker’s incredible career.

Born in Kyustendil, Bulgaria, Theodore Ushev first made a name for himself as a poster artist in his native country before settling in Montreal in 1999. In Montreal, Ushev worked in the multimedia industry and then found fruitful creative soil at the National Film Board of Canada, where he has made more than 10 films to date, including Lipsett Diaries (2010), about the tortured life and art of the acclaimed experimental filmmaker, and the Academy Award®-nominated short Blind Vaysha (2016). Ushev’s films have won more than 150 awards and mentions and have screened in many retrospectives. The Physics of Sorrow (2019), adapted from the book by Georgi Gospodinov, a compelling and personal portrait of rootlessness and identity, is Ushev’s latest project, and his most ambitious work to date. (Source NFB)