LogInA big moment for animation, a big moment for Latvia.
Flow, an animated film by Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis, has had a remarkable year, collecting numerous awards throughout the awards season. If you've been following the industry or have a passion for animated films, it's probably already on your radar. As is often the case with Oscar nominees, the news will find you now, as the film has made a pretty significant mark for Latvia.
With Flow's surprising Golden Globe win for Best Animated Feature, beating out two Disney films, the new Wallace & Gromit and The Wild Robot, it was expected that Flow would secure an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. But the big surprise is that it got a second for Best International Feature, both Latvia's first-ever Oscar nominations.
Gints Zilbalodis, who directed and co-wrote Flow, had a truly heartwarming reaction upon learning his film received nominations:
If you still haven't seen Flow yet, now's the perfect time to catch up: it's available for streaming on digital platforms and has even made a return to theaters:
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