Life with an Idiot, a short animated film by Canada-based Bulgarian animator Theodore Ushev is among 12 animated films shortlisted for the 2027 César Awards. On September 30, the César Academy announced the list of 48 short films selected for the 2027 César Awards : 24 fiction films, 12 animated films, and 12 documentaries.
“It’s incredible! My very first film, entirely produced in France, Life with an Idiot, has just been shortlisted for the César Award for Best Animated Short Film! To make it into this circle of twelve extraordinary works is an incredibly emotional moment,” Ushev wrote in a Facebook post.
The first round of voting will open on January 5, 2027, and the nominations will be announced on January 22. The award ceremony is due in February 2027.
The other entrants for Best Animated Short Film are:
The Mermaid’s Bath, by Lola Degove;Stomach Peels, by Etienne Bonnet;I Will Bite the Stardust, by Kiana Naghshineh;The Skin Dress, by Joachim Hérissé;Like a Fairy Tale, by Kirill Khachaturov;Signal, by Mathilde Parquet and Emma Carré;Cultivation, Harvesting, and Scattering of Thorns, by Jeanne Girard;The End, by Niki Lindroth von Bahr;The Death of the Fish, by Éva Lusbaronian;A Fugue, by Agnès Patron;The Night of the Snow Groomers, by Agathe Zavaro.
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