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How Independent Animation Underdogs Like ‘Flow' And ‘Memoir Of A Snail' Are Disrupting The Awards Race: There's "Never Been A Better Time"

In the animated film space, two things naturally come to mind: stories for children and big-budget, formulaic projects. The former idea is something directors have been fighting for years, a recent ...
Variety

How a Lone Feline Upended the Feature Animation Oscar Race With ‘Flow’

One of the surprises of the awards season is Gints Zilbalodis’ “Flow” — the dialog-free tale of a solitary cat’s emotional journey as it learns to survive after a great flood — which upended the ...
Deadline.com

‘Flow’ Director Gints Zilbalodis Hopes Latvia’s Animated Feature Oscar Win Inspires “Independent Animation Filmmakers Around The World”

After a tense awards-season race for Best Animated Feature, Flow pulled ahead for the win at Sunday night’s 97th Oscars. With their win, Flow beat out Inside Out 2, Memoir of a Snail, Wallace & Gromit ...
Variety

Baltic Animation Still in Full ‘Flow’: ‘Smallness Can Be a Superpower’

Oscar-winning “Flow” by Latvia’s Gints Zilbalodis brought Baltic animation to new heights. Now, local creators are figuring out how to benefit from the aftermath of its success. “Sometimes, big fate ...