The Oscar-nominated animated film "The Fantasy Drift of the Cats" premiered in China with companionship

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Beijing, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) on February 26, the Oscar-nominated animated film "Fantasy drifting of Cats" held the Chinese premiere of "ending loneliness" in Beijing. After the film was released, there was a lot of praise, and Jinz Balodis, a screenwriter and director as far away as the United States, also interacted with the audience through video connection to sincerely answer the audience's curiosity and questions.

Guests such as Karlis Ehenbaoms, Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to China, his wife Inara Ehenbaoms, actress Liu Shualiang, star coach coach Kobayashi and other guests were surprised to share the happy moment and the experience of watching the movie with the audience. The film will be released nationwide on February 28 and is now on a hot pre-sale. Let's start a fantasy adventure with adorable pets.

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The film ended with applause, and the warmth and healing of the story released energy in the hearts of the audience. Karlis Ehenbaoms, Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to China, said: "just as the Devil Child of Nezha has completely changed the pattern of Chinese films, 'fantastic drifting of Cats' is also an important milestone for Latvian films. Both of them not only reflect a wave of innovation in animated films, but also reflect the audience's great love and support for animation narration. "

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The Latvian Ambassador to China also expressed his best wishes for the film and his vision for future cooperation between the two countries: "I sincerely hope that Chinese audiences can enjoy this film and find its unique charm in the process of watching it. At the same time, I also hope that China and Latvia can have more cooperation in the field of culture. "

Director and audience go both ways to share sincerely to cure loneliness

Director Jinz Balodis was unable to come to the premiere because of his work, but he met with the Chinese audience by video connection, and the jet lag of more than ten hours could not stop the director from going to the audience in both directions. Many viewers said when sharing after the release, "it's warm and a little sad, but the movie will eventually cure our loneliness."even if the movie has no lines, but it tells a movie full of immersion through pictures, music and the cries of small animals." When talking about the film creation, the director said: "the image of the cat in the movie is actually inspired by MiyazakiHayao's' Magic Girl House', but it is more inspired by my own two cats." The director also said that on the Internet, many viewers have seen some clips of "Cat's fantastic rafting" with their pets, and they think it is very cute, and it will be a wonderful experience to watch movies with their pets. It is also very good for people to be connected by animals.

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The film's word-of-mouth rose all the way at the premiere, and "must-see of the year", "full of energy" and "healing power" have become the key words recommended by the audience. As an animated film that has won more than 100 awards and nominations worldwide, the praise of the audience further proves the charm and potential of the film.

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The film tells the story of a fantasy world in which the home of a lonely cat is flooded. In the midst of despair, a sailboat comes like a savior. The cat leaps up and meets the simple, honest and lovely Kapibala. And in the subsequent journey with dogs, lemurs, serpents and other animals. On this sailboat like Noah's Ark, they are forced to become "roommates" with very different personalities. From disagreeing with each other to gradually running into a team, can they cross the surging flood and reach the other side of hope?

The animated movie "Cat's fantastic Drift" will be released nationwide on February 28, opening the "Cat" insurance with the audience!