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.

Barcelona Burning
CatalanBarcelona de Foc
Directed byTheodore Ushev
Produced byTheodore Ushev
Animation byTheodore Ushev
Production
company
Release date
  • February 27, 2020 (2020-02-27) (Animac)
Running time
5 minutes
CountriesCanada
Spain

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

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  1. ^ a b Xavi Serra, "L’Animac de Lleida viatja a la recerca del temps". Ara, February 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Retour sur le #FNC49 – Palmarès courts métrages FNC 2020 Cinema moderne". CTVM, December 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dévoilement du Palmarès 2020 de la 49e édition du FNC". CTVM, October 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "La déesse des mouches à feu triomphe au Gala Québec Cinéma" (in French). Radio-Canada. June 6, 2021.
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