Balgarianovinite.com The upcoming feature-length animated film Light Boxes, directed by Theodore Ushev, has been selected for the Venice Gap-Financing Market 2026, part of the Venice Production Bridge at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (September 2-12), says the Montreal, Canada, based Bulgarian animator in a post on Facebook.
It is one of only two animated films selected for this year’s edition. According to Ushev, Light Boxes is a majority Bulgarian co-production supported by Sofia’s National Film Centre and produced in partnership with Canada, Poland, France and Belgium.
Light Boxes has been inspired by the novel of the same name by American author Shane Jones. Ushev describes it as “a poetic, visually daring story about war, love, imagination and resistance to darkness”. The screenplay was written by Ushev and edited by Chris Robinson.
“This is my first feature-length animated film, combining stop-motion puppet animation with live action – a form that allows me to explore new territory in storytelling and visual expression,” the director says. He adds that the Venice selection represents an important step in the project’s development and a strong indication of its international potential.
Ushev goes on to say: “After years of working in animation, this project is particularly personal to me. Not only because it takes me into previously unexplored creative territory, but also because of the coordination required between so many countries. It will be the most ambitious and the most expensive film I have ever worked on.”
He adds that further details about the project will be announced at a later stage. He describes its inclusion in the Venice Gap-Financing Market as “an important milestone for the development of animation in Bulgaria”.
“It is an honour for me that this film will be part of one of the world’s most prestigious professional platforms for cinema,” Ushev adds in his post. Theodore Ushev’s First Animated Feature Earns Venice Gap-Financing Market Selection 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-05 11:50:21 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law