ПРОГРАМИ
en de ru fr es sr gr al tr ro
Podcast in English
Share
Related
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Theodore Ushev turns down award from the Moscow Film Festival

Theodore Ushev refused to accept the special "Silver Saint George" award which was bestowed to him for his feature film "Phi1.618" at the Moscow International Film Festival.

In a video address posted on Facebook, he addressed the jury in Russian, English and Bulgarian: "Under any other circumstances, I would be happy to accept this statuette - it symbolizes the victory of good over evil... But today here, in this country, in beautiful Moscow, the places of good and evil are reversed...  I can't accept this award in a city where orders are issued for the murder of children, women and old people to your brothers - to my brothers.”

Theodore Ushev also says that in his little film, a small, insignificant person blows up the mighty spinning top of totalitarian titans, as in his favourite fairy tale, where Ivanushka the Fool outsmarts Koschei the Immortal (because tyrants are always considered immortal). The director expresses his belief that good will defeat evil in war. "Everyone must choose which side they are on - good or evil, on the side of Koschei The Immortal or Ivanushka," he declared.

Theodore Ushev ends his video address with the words spoken in Bulgarian: "Make movies, not war!"




The Montreal-based Theodore Ushev is best known as an animation artist. He was nominated for an Oscar award for his animated short film Blind Vaysha (2016). The film Phi1.618 is his debut feature film.

Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.
Radio Bulgaria Culture    Moscow Moscow Film Festival movie Phi1.618 Theodore Ushev

More from category

Zdravka Evtimova and Minister of Culture Marian Bachev during the London Book Fair

Zdravka Evtimova's novel published in English

The UK-based publishing house Heloise Press has recently published Zdravka Evtimova's novel A Reserve for People and Wolves , which was published in Bulgaria by Jeanette 45 publishing house in 2022.  The English title of the book is The..

published on 3/15/25 2:35 PM

March Music Days festival kicks off in Ruse

The 64th edition of the international music festival "March Music Days" begins today in Ruse. It will last until 31 March. Twenty-three concerts, ranging from Renaissance and Baroque to contemporary music and jazz , will be performed by elite..

published on 3/14/25 7:30 AM
Scene from the documentary Artists for Children

Bulgarian cinema in focus at the 29th edition of the International Sofia Film Fest

"Shhhh... It's time for cinema" - this is the motto for the next two weeks as Sofia becomes the cinema capital of Europe . The 29th edition of the largest cinema forum in the Balkans - the International Sofia Film Fest (SFF) opens tonight in Hall No. 1..

published on 3/13/25 12:00 PM

WEATHER
Pick city: Sofía
Overcast, rain
Min: 5 | Max: 13
Rain
Min: 8 | Max: 13
Rain
Min: 7 | Max: 13
Overcast, rain
Min: 6 | Max: 14
Overcast, rain
Min: 6 | Max: 13
Overcast, rain
Min: 9 | Max: 14
Overcast, rain
Min: 8 | Max: 13
Occasional showers
Min: 3 | Max: 14
sunshine, cloud, rain and thunder
Min: 6 | Max: 15
Overcast, rain
Min: 5 | Max: 13
Overcast, rain
Min: 8 | Max: 13
Overcast, rain
Min: 4 | Max: 13
Overcast, rain
Min: 6 | Max: 17
sunshine, cloud, rain and thunder
Min: 5 | Max: 13
Overcast, rain
Min: 7 | Max: 14
Occasional showers
Min: 7 | Max: 18
Overcast, rain
Min: 7 | Max: 13
Overcast, rain
Min: 5 | Max: 14
Overcast, rain
Min: 4 | Max: 13
sunshine, cloud, rain and thunder
Min: 10 | Max: 15
Rain
Min: 5 | Max: 11
sunshine, cloud, rain and thunder
Min: 6 | Max: 13
sunshine, cloud, rain and thunder
Min: 7 | Max: 17
sunshine, cloud, rain and thunder
Min: 8 | Max: 13
sunshine, cloud, rain and thunder
Min: 7 | Max: 17
Scattered showers
Min: 10 | Max: 15
sunshine, cloud, rain and thunder
Min: 9 | Max: 17
BULGARIA IN PICTURES
Which world-famous Bulgarian artist designed QSL cards for Radio Bulgaria?
Yasen Gyuzelev
Theodore Ushev
Christo Javacheff - Christo
Ilia Peikov
Lika Yanko

BULGARIANS ABROAD

Български English Русский Deutsch Српски Français Ελληνικά Español Shqip Türkçe Română

english@bnr.bg

+359 2 9336 661

Общи условия за използване на сайта | Политика за поверителност | Политика за "бисквитки"