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Theodore Ushev

Directing
57 years oldKyustendil, Bulgaria

Biography

Theodore Asenov Ushev (Bulgarian: Теодор Асенов Ушев; born 4 February, 1968; Kyustendil) is a Bulgarian and Canadian 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.[1] He is a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France.

Personal Details

Born
February 4, 1968
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Kyustendil, Bulgaria
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

Теодор Асенов Ушев
Theo Ushev
Тео Ушев

Movies (39)

Life with an Idiot

Life with an Idiot

Director (Directing)

2025

L'ancien et le nouveau (effacé)

L'ancien et le nouveau (effacé)

Director (Directing)

2025

Universal Language
7.3

Universal Language

2024

Hommage to Breathless

Hommage to Breathless

Director (Directing)

2023

The Wolf

The Wolf

Director (Directing)

2023

Phi 1.618

Phi 1.618

Director (Directing)

2023

Theodore Ushev: Unseen Connections

Theodore Ushev: Unseen Connections

as Self

2022

National Film Board of Canada / 60th Anniversary - Annecy Festival

National Film Board of Canada / 60th Anniversary - Annecy Festival

Director (Directing)

2021

Barcelona De Foc

Barcelona De Foc

Director (Directing)

2020

Living in a Box

Living in a Box

Director (Directing)

2020

The One-Minute Memoir

The One-Minute Memoir

Director (Directing)

2020

Disposable Spring

Disposable Spring

Director (Directing)

2020

Apocalypse Is Under The Blanket

Apocalypse Is Under The Blanket

Director (Directing)

2020

The Twentieth Century
6.1

The Twentieth Century

as Giantess of Strathcona

2019

The Physics of Sorrow
7.6

The Physics of Sorrow

as (voice)

2019

The Subject
5.7

The Subject

Editor (Editing)

2018

8' 19"
7.0

8' 19"

Director (Directing)

2018

VIVAldi VVinter
10.0

VIVAldi VVinter

Director (Directing)

2018

French Cancan

French Cancan

Director (Directing)

2017

四季

四季

Animation Director (Visual Effects)

2017

2017 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation
7.4

2017 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation

Director (Directing)

2017

Blood
5.0

Blood

Director (Directing)

2017

Blind Vaysha
7.2

Blind Vaysha

Animation (Visual Effects)

2016

Blood Manifesto
6.1

Blood Manifesto

as (voice)

2015

The Sleepwalker
4.2

The Sleepwalker

Writer (Writing)

2015

Third Page from the Sun
4.7

Third Page from the Sun

Animation (Visual Effects)

2014

Gloria Victoria
5.7

Gloria Victoria

Director (Directing)

2013

Reflection

Reflection

Editor (Editing)

2013

Apart
7.0

Apart

Director (Directing)

2012

Nightingales in December
6.3

Nightingales in December

Screenplay (Writing)

2012

Demoni
4.0

Demoni

Director (Directing)

2012

Lipsett Diaries
6.0

Lipsett Diaries

Director (Directing)

2010

Yannick Nézet Séguin: No Intermission

Yannick Nézet Séguin: No Intermission

Director (Directing)

2010

Drux Flux
4.0

Drux Flux

Director (Directing)

2008

Tzaritza

Tzaritza

2007

Sou

Sou

Director (Directing)

2006

Tower Bawher
5.8

Tower Bawher

Director (Directing)

2006

The Man Who Waited
5.2

The Man Who Waited

Director (Directing)

2006

Vertical

Vertical

Director (Directing)

2003