Flow (2024 film)

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Flow
Directed byGints Zilbalodis [1]
Written by
  • Gints Zilbalodis
  • Matīss Kaža
Produced by
  • Gints Zilbalodis
  • Matīss Kaža
  • Ron Dyens
  • Gregory Zalcman
Music by
  • Gints Zilbalodis
  • Rihards Zalupe
Production
companies
  • Dream Well Studio
  • Sacrebleu Productions
  • Take Five
Release date
Running time
85 minutes[1]

Flow is a 2024 animated film directed by Gints Zilbalodis.[1]

Premise[edit]

A cat escapes a flood on a boat filled with animals of other species. He must work together with these unlikely companions to survive their new environment. [1]

Production[edit]

In 2022, while Flow was still in development, materials from the film were presented at that year's Cartoon Movie forum in Bordeaux.[3] The film was produced with financial support from the National Film Centre of Latvia, the State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, ARTE France, Eurimages, RTBF, and the Belgian Tax Shelter.[2] Animation for the film was completed in France and Belgium.[2]

Release[edit]

Flow was selected to premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and will screen at the 2024 Annecy International Animated Film Festival[2]

Accolades[edit]

Award Ceremony date Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 25 May 2024 Un Certain Regard Flow Pending [4]
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 15 June 2024 Best Feature Pending [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Flow". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Abbatescianni, Davide. "Gints Zilbalodis's sophomore feature, Flow, set to world-premiere in Cannes' Un Certain Regard". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ Abbatescianni, Davide. "Gints Zilbalodis' Flow and Edmunds Jansons' Born Happy form the Latvian contingent at this year's Cartoon Movie". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ Vlessing, Etan. "Cannes Adds Michel Hazanavicius, Mohammad Rasoulof, Emanuel Parvu Titles to Official Competition". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

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