Directors Chris Landreth & Theodore Ushev talk with NFB’s Short Films @ ILM Theater

DIRECTORS CHRIS LANDRETH AND THEODORE USHEV TALK WITH ADDITIONAL NFB’S SHORTS.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 27, 7:00 PM

@ INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC

Letterman Theatre

Chris Landreth, who won an Academy Award for Ryan in 2005 and recently the Grand Prize at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival for Subconscious Password , his first film in stereoscopic (S-3D). He will show both films and discuss the innovative concepts, complex digital techniques and bold characterizations in his unique career.

At Annecy 2013 Theodore Ushev was given the Fipresci Award by the International Federation of Film Critics for Gloria Victoria. This new film completes his trilogy with Tower Bawher (2005) and Drux Flux (2009). The series focuses on the revolutionary relationship between art, industry and power using imagery reminiscent of the Russian constructivists. All three films will be screened in S-3D.

Additional recent NFB shorts: Hollow Land by Michelle and Uri Kranot, The End of Pinky (S-3D) by Claire Blanchet, and Impromptu (S-3D) by Bruce Alcock will be shown.