The Latvian animated film “Flow” won two Annie Awards at the “Academy Awards in the Animation World”!
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The second feature film, “Flow,” directed by Latvian creator Ginz Gilbarodis, will be released nationwide from March 14th, 2025, distributed by Fine Films. This film has recently won two awards, Best Independent Film and Best Screenplay at the Annie Awards, which is also known as the “Academy Award in the Animation World.”
Flow is an animated film that begins with a cat decides to leave his place as the world is surrounded by a huge flood and the city is about to disappear.
The cat is hit by an unexpected event or unexpected crisis with animals riding on a boat that flows through. However, gradually, friendship begins to develop within them and become stronger. Can they really change their destiny? And what is at the end of this adventure?
In 2024, it premiered in the “Certain Perspective” category of the Cannes Film Festival, and won four awards at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in the same year, including the Jury Award and the Audience Award. At the 2025 Golden Globe Awards, he won the Best Animated Film Award for Best Picture, including Inside Head 2, Roz on the Wild Island, and Moana and the Legendary Sea 2.
It has been revealed that this film has won two awards, Best Independent and Best Screenplay at the Annie Awards, which is also known as the “Academy Award in the anime world.” Among the best feature-length Independent films, the film was a hit with director Oshiyama Seitaka’s blockbuster “Lookback,” and Adam Elliott’s “Snail Memoir,” which was nominated for the 2025 Academy Awards for Best Animation Feature. It was a spectacular award. In addition, the award for Best Screenplay was a great achievement, despite “Inside Head 2.”
The second feature film, “Flow,” directed by Latvian creator Ginz Gilbarodis, will be released on March 14th at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya and other theaters. The film, which has been nominated for two Academy Awards, the Best Feature Animation and Best International Feature Film, is attracting even more attention, but expectations are also high for the results to be announced on March 2nd (local time).
“Flow” Roadshow at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya and other locations starting Friday, March 14th
Director: Ginz Gilbarodis
2024/Latvia, France, Belgium/Color/85 minutes Distributed by: Fine Films
Yinglun: Selected by G Ministry of Culture and Science (Youth/Adult/Family Xiangqi)
Original title: Flow Sponsored by: Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Japan
（C）Dream Well Studio, Sacrebleu Productions & Take Five.
