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He points out that so far Latvia has been operating on a fire -fighting principle, or in response, but Oscar can change cinema policy on talent support, cooperation conditions with other countries, general projects, cinema investment and cinema as a strategic communication tool.

Oscar also points out that the way in which Europe has created its audiovisual works through co -production in recent years is the right and definitely the only way in which a small country and low financial capacity country as Latvia is capable of creating large and competitive films, Grube admitted.

In the context of « Oscar » in the context of « Straume » once again, the name of Latvia's name in the field of public diplomacy can work strongly and convincingly and the aspect of cinema as public diplomacy should immediately address much more seriously and professionally on the part of Latvian politics, the producer believes.

It has already been reported that the Zilbalee's film « Straume » has won the first « Oscar » in Latvian history at the US Film Academy Awards, winning the « Best Full -length Animation Movie » category.

The competitors of « Straume » were Hollywood Budget Projects « Brain Games 2 » or « Inside Out 2 » and « Robot in its open » or « The Wild Robot », Australian film « Memoir of a Snail » and British legendary studio « Aardman Animations » « Wallace & Gromit: Wengance Most Fowl ».

« Straume » is the first Latvian film work to be nominated for the US Film Academy Award « Oscar », in addition to two categories.

The world premiere of « Straume » has won the Cannes Film Festival and has since received more than 70 international awards in almost all continents, including the « Golden Globe » award as the best animated film.

The animated film « Straume » is a 3D animated technique of the story of an individualist cat who is forced to leave home during a big flood and shelter in a small boat with other animals. In order to survive in the new and people's uninhabited world, the cat needs to change its habits and work with the dog, the capitals, the lemur and the bird.

The creative team of « Straume » is director, producer, screenwriter and artist Zilbalodis, producer and screenwriter Matisse Kaža, producers Ron Diana and Gregory Zalkman, sound director Gurvals Koik-Gallas, the main animator Leo Sili-Peln, Artists Konstantin Vishnevsky and Mārtiņš Upītis.