site.btaBulgarian Multimedia Artist Theodore Ushev Recognized as Most Influential Animator of Past 25 Years

Photo: Boriana Pandova

Sofia, January 8 (BTA) - Bulgarian multimedia artist Theodore
Ushev was voted the world's most influential animator of the
past 25 years, BTA was informed by the artist's team.

An international survey asked leading critics, journalists,
curators and festival directors to name the most influential
names in animation over the past quarter century.

The respondents in the survey singled out Bulgarian animator,
illustrator and director Theodore Ushev, followed by animators
Regina Pessoa (Portugal), Koji Yamamura (Japan) and Igor
Kovalyov (Russia/USA).
 
The survey also recognized Spirited Away by Japanese animator
Hayao Miyazaki as the best animated fantasy film.

The survey was conducted by the curators of the Animac animation
 festival in Lleida and Barcelona's cultural center among 25
experts and historians around the world.

Over the past 15 years, Theodore Ushev has been working with the
 National Film Board of Canada. His filmography includes over 15
 titles that have won more than 200 international awards,
including an Oscar nomination. He is a member of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and Chevalier of the
Order of Arts and Letters of France.

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