'' Blind Vaysha '' won the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Animated Short at 5th Canadian Screen Awards . It received the Jury Award and Junior Jury Award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival , and had its North American premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival . In September 2016 , it received the Cartoon Network Award for Best Narrative Short Animation and the Canadian Film Institute Award for Best Canadian Animation at the 40th Ottawa International Animation Festival . '' Blind Vaysha '' was also included in the list of " Canada 's Top Ten " shorts of 2016 , selected by a panel of filmmakers and industry professionals organized by TIFF
5th Canadian Screen Awards
5th Canadian Screen Awards
Theodore Ushev