Latvia Submits Annecy Audience Award Winner ‘Flow’ For International Feature Oscar Race
deadline.comGints Zilbalodis’ Flow, the animated film that had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and went on to win four trophies at the Annecy animation festival, has been selected to represent Latvia in the 2025 Oscars International Feature Film race.
Zilbalodis (Away) co-wrote and directed the film, which follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood.
Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet.
After its Cannes premiere in the Un Certain Regard sidebar, Flow won four prizes at France’s Annecy fest in June: the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution, the Audience Award, the Jury Award, and a special prize for original music.
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