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Physique de la tristesse
201927 min 6 secFilm: Animation
Direction: Theodore Ushev
Production: Marc BertrandJulie Roy
Avec la participation d'ARTE France.
Physique de la tristesse retrace la vie d’un inconnu naviguant à travers ses souvenirs de jeunesse en Bulgarie, lesquels le ramènent à la mélancolie et au déracinement croissants qui plombent son existence d’adulte au Canada.
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
- voice
- Xavier Dolan
- editing
- Theodore Ushev
- production
- Marc Bertrand
- sound design
- Olivier Calvert
- additional voice
- Manuel Tadros
- Theodore Ushev
- consultant
- Guéorgui Gospodinov
- Anca Damian
- revision
- Mélanie Gleize
- short film program manager
- Hélène Vayssières
- technical direction
- Pierre Plouffe
- Éric Pouliot
- technical specialist - animation
- Yannick Grandmont
- technical coordination
- Jean-François Laprise
- sound effects creation
- Nicolas Gagnon
- post-sync effects recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- sound mixer
- Isabelle Lussier
- online editing
- Serge Verreault
- delegate producer
- Anne-Marie Bousquet
- Mylène Augustin
- administrator
- Diane Régimbald
- Karine Desmeules
- studio coordinator
- Michèle Labelle
- Laetitia Seguin
- marketing
- Geneviève Bérard
- executive production
- 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