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Gints Zilbalodis On How ‘Flow’ Has “Activated” Local Film Investment In Latvia & Avoiding Pitches To Produce A Sequel


Gints Zilbalodis' 'Flow' earned Latvia its first Academy Award nominations on Thursday.

“Walking around Riga city there are Flow posters everywhere and people are doing graffiti of cats,” filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis said of the response to his history-making sophomore feature in his home country. The film follows a courageous cat that teams up with a capybara, lemur, bird and dog for a perilous journey after their homes are devastated by a flood. After its Cannes debut, Flow won four prizes at France’s Annecy Fest in June.

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