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The Physics of Sorrow
201927 min 6 secFilm: Animation
Direction: Theodore Ushev
Production: Marc BertrandAnne-Marie BousquetMylène AugustinJulie Roy
Script: Theodore Ushev
With the participation of ARTE France.
The Physics of Sorrow tracks an unknown man’s life as he sifts through memories of his youth in Bulgaria through to his increasingly rootless and melancholic adulthood in Canada.
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Subject categories
- Foreign Countries > Eastern Europe and Balkans
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > European OriginsImmigration Experience and Social Adjustment
- Social Issues > Immigrant Experience
- Psychology and Psychiatry > Interpersonal Relationships
- War, Conflict and Peace > Memoirs and Memorials
- Civics/Citizenship > Human RightsIdeologies
- Health/Personal Development > Identity
- History > World History
Credits
- direction
- Theodore Ushev
- based on the book
- Guéorgui Gospodinov
- writing
- Theodore Ushev
- voice
- Rossif Sutherland
- editing
- Theodore Ushev
- production
- Marc Bertrand
- sound design
- Olivier Calvert
- additional voice
- Donald Sutherland
- Manuel Tadros
- Theodore Ushev
- consultant
- Anca Damian
- Guéorgui Gospodinov
- translation
- Helge Dascher
- Karen Lynn Houle
- revision
- Mélanie Gleize
- copyright clearance
- Sylvia Mezei
- short film program manager
- Hélène Vayssières
- technical direction
- Pierre Plouffe
- Éric Pouliot
- technical specialist - animation
- Yannick Grandmont
- technical coordination
- Jean-François Laprise
- foley
- Nicolas Gagnon
- foley recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- mix
- Isabelle Lussier
- online editing
- Serge Verreault
- associate producer
- Anne-Marie Bousquet
- Mylène Augustin
- administrator
- Diane Régimbald
- Karine Desmeules
- senior production coordinator
- Camila Blos
- studio coordinator
- Michèle Labelle
- Laetitia Seguin
- marketing
- Geneviève Bérard
- executive producer
- Julie Roy
Awards
- Honourable Mention for Best Canadian Short FilmInternational Film Festival
- Best Short AnimationFilm Festival
- Audience AwardInternational Short Film Festival
- Experimental ShortAnimation Festival
- Canadian Film Institute Award for Best Canadian AnimationInternational Animation Festival
- Mikeldi for Best Animation ShortInternational Festival of Documentary and Short Film (Zinebi)
- Prix GUY.-L.-CÔTÉ remis au Meilleur film d’animation canadienSommets du cinéma d'animation
- National Dada Award- Best short film in the Nouveaux alchimistes national competition ($5,000 in creative residency at Main Filmand $1,500 in cash from Mubi).Festival du nouveau cinéma
- Best Animation Prize- Les nouveaux alchimistesFestival du nouveau cinéma
- Honourable Mention for Best Canadian Short FilmInternational Film Festival
- Golden Spike Award for Best Short FilmInternational Film Festival
- Prix du public pour le meilleur court métrageCartoon and Animated Film Festival
- Prix de la Critique pour le meilleur court métrage (UPCB et UCC)Cartoon and Animated Film Festival
- Mention spécialeCartoon and Animated Film Festival
- Meilleur court métrage d’animation- assorti d’une bourse de 1500 $ en argent remise par La Caisse de la CultureRendez-vous Québec Cinéma
- Golden Horseman of the Audience International CompetitionFilmfest - International Festival for Animation and Short Films
- Best Short FilmShort Film Festival
- Best Animation Short FilmShort Film Festival
- FIPRESCI Prize- awarded by the International Federation of Film Critics in the short films in official competition categoryInternational Animated Film Festival
- Annecy CrystalInternational Animated Film Festival
- Prix NETFLIX CanadaGala Prends ça court
- Prix RegardGala Prends ça court
- Prix du meilleur court métrage d'animation de RVCQGala Prends ça court
- AnimationYorkton Film Festival
- Director FictionYorkton Film Festival
- Mr M. Audience AwardWorld Festival of Animated Films
- Special MentionWorld Festival of Animated Films
- Special International Jury PrizeInternational Animation Festival
- Audience award for Best of International Animation 2019/2020International Weekend of Animation
- The Great Underestimated – the Award of the Artistic Director Boguslaw ZmudzinskiInternational Film Festival "Etiuda & Anima"
- Grand PrixFestival du film court en plein air
- Grand PrixKrok International Animated Film Festival
- Meilleur court métrage d'animationGala Québec Cinéma
- Animation Week AwardFeinaki Beijing Animation Week
- Rigo Mora AwardFestival internacional de cine
- Melhor Filme pelo júri popularLobo Fest- Festival internacional de filmes
- Prêmio do Júri de Melhor AnimaçãoLobo Fest- Festival internacional de filmes
- Prix du publicCountryside Animafest Cyprus
- Saint Lucia for Best International Animated Short FilmBogo Shorts- Short Film Festival
- Audience Award - International CompetitionFestival du court métrage / Minimalen
- SIGNS AWARD in the Short film sectionInternational Festival Signs of the Night
- Best Documentary Short- ex aequo with How To Fall In Love In A Pandemic directed by Michael-David McKernanIndependent Film Festival