Barcelona Burning
| Barcelona Burning | |
|---|---|
| Catalan | Barcelona de Foc |
| Directed by | Theodore Ushev |
| Produced by | Theodore Ushev |
| Animation by | Theodore Ushev |
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Running time | 5 minutes |
| Countries | Canada Spain |
Barcelona Burning (Catalan: Barcelona de Foc) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Theodore Ushev and released in 2020.[1] A reflection on the 2019–2020 Catalan protests, the film consists of hot wax painting superimposed on the Barcelona telephone directory.[2] 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.[1] 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.[3]
It was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.[4]
References
- ^ a b Xavi Serra, "L’Animac de Lleida viatja a la recerca del temps". Ara, February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Retour sur le #FNC49 – Palmarès courts métrages FNC 2020 Cinema moderne". CTVM, December 18, 2020.
- ^ "Dévoilement du Palmarès 2020 de la 49e édition du FNC". CTVM, October 18, 2020.
- ^ "La déesse des mouches à feu triomphe au Gala Québec Cinéma" (in French). Radio-Canada. June 6, 2021.