Sideshow and Janus Films acquire North American rights to ‘Flow’
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Flow (Dir. Gints Zilbalodis, image courtesy of Cinetic Media)
Sideshow and Janus Films have announced that they have acquired the North American rights for FLOW, which received a massive standing ovation today at its premiere in Un Certain Regard at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. This stunning animated adventure is written and directed by Gints Zilbalodis (AWAY), co-written by Matiss Kaza, with a score by Zilbalodis and Rihards Zalupe. FLOW is produced by Zilbalodis and Kaza, alongside Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman. The film will also screen in June at the Annecy Festival in Competition. Sideshow and Janus Films are planning a theatrical release.
The world seems to be coming to an end, teeming with the vestiges of a human presence. Cat is a solitary animal, but as his home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. In the lonesome boat sailing through mystical overflowed landscapes, they navigate the challenges and dangers of adapting to this new world.
Sideshow and Janus Films said:
We were so excited to see what Gints Zilbalodis would do after his surprising debut feature AWAY in which he did almost all of the work single-handedly. FLOW did not disappoint. It’s one of the most remarkably original works we have seen in some time. We know audiences of all ages will embrace this tremendously moving and heartwarming story, and we can’t wait to bring Gints Zilbalodis’ work to a much wider audience across North America.
Producer Rob Dyens said on behalf of the filmmakers:
After a standing ovation at the Cannes screening, we are delighted to put our little cat in the delicate hands of Sideshow and Janus Films. We are certain that this is the best company to take FLOW to the heights it deserves.
The deal was negotiated by Charades on behalf of the filmmakers with Sideshow and Janus Films.
In its short three-year existence, Sideshow – along with its legendary partner Janus Films – have acquired some of the most celebrated international films at the Cannes Film Festival, which have resulted in six Oscar nominations and one win, including Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s DRIVE MY CAR, Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO and Shaunak Sen’s ALL THAT BREATHES, released with Submarine Deluxe and HBO Documentary Films. The company currently has Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Venice’s Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize Winner, EVIL DOES NOT EXIST, in release along with Bertrand Bonello’s THE BEAST.