03.10 | 16:00 (EN-UA), UNIT.Core B.8

A deep-dive conversation with producer Ron Dyens on making FLOW—from first spark to festival screens—tracing how the initial vision evolved and how early producer input shaped the film’s scope, partners, and pipeline. Dyens will detail how a wordless narrative reshaped scheduling, previs, editorial rhythm, and the feedback loops between creative and production teams, while preserving Gints Zilbalodis’s auteur voice within a larger international crew.

Ron Dyens is a French Academy Award© & Golden Globe Winner for the animated feature FLOW (2025). He is also an Academy Award© nominee for the animated short MADAGASCAR, TRAVEL DIARY (2011). In 1999, he founded Sacrebleu Productions, a production company specializing in animated feature and short films with a strong international presence and critical acclaim. Since then, he has produced over 100 short films, collecting more than 2000 festivals selections worldwide & winning prestigious awards - including the Palme d'or (BARKING ISLAND), the César for Best Animated Short Film (SUNDAY LUNCH & AND THEN THE BEAR) and the Cristal for Best Short Film at Annecy (TRAM & MAN ON THE CHAIR). 

Sacrebleu Productions ventured into animated feature film with LONG WAY NORTH (Audience Award at Annecy 2016 / 600.000 tickets sold in France). Four films followed including MARONA'S FANTASTIC TALE (awarded at BIAF 2020), MY SUNNY MAAD (Jury Prize at Annecy 2021, César for Best Animated Feature and nominated at Golden Globes) and SIROCCO AND THE KINGDOM OF THE WINDS (Audience Award at Annecy 2023). FLOW premiered at 2024 Cannes Film Festival, grossed nearly $50 million at the global box office and earned more than 100 awards worldwide (including the Golden Globes, César and Oscar© for Best Animated Feature).