Country: Latvia, France, Belgium
Director: Gints Zilbalodis
Producer: Matīss Kaža
Runtime: 84 minutes
Genre: animation
Language: N/A (no spoken dialogue)
Synopsis:
The world seems to be coming to an end, teeming with the vestiges of a human presence. Cat is a solitary animal, but as his home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. In the lonesome boat sailing through mystical overflowed landscapes, they navigate the challenges and dangers of adapting to this new world.
Director Gints Zilbalodis (1994) is a Latvian filmmaker and animator. His debut feature film Away which he made entirely by himself won the Best Feature Film Contrechamp Award in Annecy. It has been selected in more than 90 festivals and sold in 18 territories. His fascination for filmmaking began at an early age watching classic films and making shorts. Prior to Away he made 7 short films in various mediums including hand-drawn animation, 3D animation and live-action and often mixing their characteristic aesthetics. Flow is his second animated feature film, having its World premiere at the Un Certain Regard section in Cannes.
The film has won multiple awards at festivals, including the prestigious Annecy, is the first film from Latvia to be nominated for European LUX Award, and is Latvia's official selection for the Academy Awards (Best International feature category).
