Directed by Gints Zilbalodis, Latvian feature-length animated film “Flow” has been nominated for two Oscar awards, as announced by US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at an online event.
Zilbalodis’ animated film will compete for the award in the categories “Best Feature Animated Film” and “Best International Film”.
The first Latvian film to be nominated for the US Academy Award was the 1991 film “The Child of Man” by director Jānis Streičs. The second film to be nominated for the Oscar was the 2009 feature film “Defenders of Riga” by director Aigars Graubas. Until now, none of the Latvian films nominated for it have received the award from the US Academy Award.
The Latvian animated film “Flow”, which was premiered last year at the Cannes Film Festival, has so far received 60 awards. Zilbalodis’ animated film is the first film in the history of Latvia to receive the Golden Globe Award. It also has also received the European Film Academy Award.
“Flow” was designed as a co-production of three countries, through the cooperation of the Latvian studio “Dream Well Studio”, the French studio “Sacrebleu Productions” and the Belgian studio “Take Five”.
“Flow” is a 3D-animated story about an individualist Cat forced to leave his home during a major flood and take refuge in a small boat with other animals. In order to survive in the new and uninhabited world, the Cat must change its habits and cooperate with the Dog, Capybara, Lemur and Bird.
The creative team of the film “Flow” includes director, producer, screenwriter and artist Zilbalodis, producer and co-author of the script Matīss Kažs, producers Rons Diānss and Gregorijs Zalkmans, sound director Gurvals Koiks-Gallass, chief animator Leo Silī-Pelisjē, music authors Zilbalodis and Rihards Zaļupe, visual effects artists Konstantīns Višņevskis and Mārtiņš Upītis.
Latvian animation film “Flow” receives two Oscar nominations
