17-02-2025

Flow Surpasses 300,000 Admissions in Latvia

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    RIGA: Gints Zilbalodis' Golden Globe-winner and Academy Award-nominee Flow has been seen in Latvia by over 300,000 people, a record for a total population of 1.85 m. Flow is now the most attended film in Latvian cinemas since the country regained its independence.

    More than 3.5 million people have already seen the film in cinemas worldwide, as it was sold to 45 countries, according to the National Film Centre of Latvia.

    Flow was released on Max on 14 February and on HBO linear on 15 February 2025. From 1 March 2025 it will be available on Latvian platforms Tet+ and LMT Viedtelevīzija.

    Zilbalodis' second long animated film has two nominations for the Academy Awards 2025 in the categories of Best International Feature Film and Best Animated Feature Film. The 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards will be held on 2 March 2025.

    Flow / Straume is a coproduction between Latvia, Belgium and France. It was produced by Dream Well Studio, coproduced by Sacrebleu Productions and Take Five, and supported by the National Film Centre of Latvia, the French CNC, Eurimages, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone, the Belgian Tax Shelter and French regional funds.