I connected with the film on a very personal level.

He adds, “The fact the film might be worthy for awards is not the main motivation to include it in the platform. “It is generally a very good sign when such things happen on the film,” he tells Cartoon Brew. It could conceivably become the first film to be nominated in both categories and for best animated feature, too.īenoit Berthe Siward, founder and CEO of the The Animation Showcase, says he first started paying attention to Flee when friends who worked on the film spoke highly of the experience.

It has four Annie nominations, and is shortlisted for both best documentary and best international film at the Oscars. last month by Neon and Participant.įlee has had a terrific year, winning at Sundance, Annecy, the European Film Awards, and many critics’ awards. The film is directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, and was released theatrically in the U.S. It interweaves limited animation and archive footage to tell his tale of trauma, secrecy, and shame. The documentary, a Danish-French-Swedish-Norwegian co-production, is based on the testimony of Amin (a pseudonym), a gay man who fled war-torn Afghanistan as a child and is now living in Denmark. The film has been added to The Animation Showcase, a streaming platform which makes award contenders and other content available to those in the industry. Flee, among the most acclaimed animated features of the year, can now be streamed for free by animation professionals and students.

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