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‘Memoir of a Snail,’ ‘Flow’ Creators on Facing Off Against Studio Tentpoles
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Lexy PerezImage from The Hollywood Reporter
scrn loglineTwo indie animation directors, Adam Elliot and Gints Zilbalodis, battle big-budget studios for Oscar glory with their low-budget but critically acclaimed films, 'Memoir of a Snail' and 'Flow'.beat sheet- Elliot and Zilbalodis' films, costing $4.5M and $3.8M respectively, are facing off against juggernauts like Pixar's $200M 'Inside Out 2', with Netflix's awards campaign budget exceeding the combined budgets of both their films.
- Despite the financial challenges, Elliot and Zilbalodis believe the human touch of their handmade animation will resonate with audiences and prevail over AI-generated alternatives, as seen by the negative reaction to AI hybrid films at the Annecy animation festival.
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‘Memoir of a Snail,’ ‘Flow’ Creators on Facing Off Against Studio Tentpoles
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Lexy Perez
scrn logline
Two indie animation directors, Adam Elliot and Gints Zilbalodis, battle big-budget studios for Oscar glory with their low-budget but critically acclaimed films, 'Memoir of a Snail' and 'Flow'.
beat sheet
- Elliot and Zilbalodis' films, costing $4.5M and $3.8M respectively, are facing off against juggernauts like Pixar's $200M 'Inside Out 2', with Netflix's awards campaign budget exceeding the combined budgets of both their films.
- Despite the financial challenges, Elliot and Zilbalodis believe the human touch of their handmade animation will resonate with audiences and prevail over AI-generated alternatives, as seen by the negative reaction to AI hybrid films at the Annecy animation festival.
call sheet
Adam Elliot, Gints Zilbalodis, Sarah Snook, Pixar, Netflix, 'Memoir of a Snail', 'Flow', 'Inside Out 2'