If you are in Hong Kong this long weekend, then there are a few things you might want to check out, including an Oscar-winning animated film, a full-length ballet on Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and a craft beer event.
1. Flow
When director Gints Zilbalodis accepted his Oscar win for best animated feature last month for his ethereal animated film Flow, he thanked his parents and his โcats and dogsโ โ fitting, given that the charming cartoon follows a feline and other animals as they survive a huge flood.
Then he added a rallying cry for the industry: โIโm really moved by the warm reception our film has had โฆ and I hope that it will open doors to independent animation filmmakers around the world.โ
Made in Latvia for US$3.7 million (HK$28.8 million), Flow has grossed over 10 times that in ticket sales to date. Perhaps it helps that the dialogue-free fable transcends language barriers, but it is almost impossible to imagine Pixar or DreamWorks creating something this mystical.
Flow is in cinemas now.