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Latvia Earns First Oscar Nominations With Animated Flick ‘Flow’


'Flow' debuted at last year's Cannes Film Festival.

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. Zilbalodis ’ film has picked up a gang of fans along the way, including prominent names in the animation space like Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. While discussing his approach to animation in the film, Zilbalodis recently told Deadline’s Ryan Fleming that he and his team were aiming to find a balance between real life and fiction.

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