Oscar-winning 'Flow' producer Matīss Kaža joins Sofia Carrillo's stop-motion debut 'Insectarium' as co-producer
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John Hopewell
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Latvian producer Matīss Kaža, known for the Oscar-winning animated feature "Flow," has joined the production team for Sofia Carrillo's highly anticipated stop-motion feature debut "Insectarium" ("Insectario"). Kaža brings €250,000 ($290,000) from Latvia's National Film Centre. He joins Daniela Mujica's Productions Ocho (Montreal), Pimienta Films (Mexico, producers of "Roma"), and Spain's Inicia Films (behind "20 Species of Bees"). The project was presented at Cannes' Annecy Animation Showcase and is evolving into a full international co-production.
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· 3 pulledMatīss Kaža, producer and co-writer of Gints Zilbalodis' animated feature Oscar winner 'Flow,' has boarded 'Insectarium' ('Insectario') the upcoming and hugely awaited feature debut of Mexican stop-motion maestro Sofia Carrillo.
Kaža joins the project as a producer, as does Daniela Mujica's Montreal-based Productions Ocho.
Matīss Kaža brings €250,000 ($290,000) from the National Film Centre of Latvia.
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