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Negotiations began in August for a new contract that would increase wages, address the shrinking of crews and establish protections against AI, which many animators see as an existential threat to their craft.

But animators are widely seen as especially vulnerable to AI.

It’s never explained what caused the rising waters that spur the film’s action, but “Flow” itself could break a dam that’s held back animators from leaning into the beauty of behaviorally authentic beasts.

“At a certain point, the process learns to work with you. All the animators did a really good job of learning the language of me and my creative team.”

The theme of Christmas gone wrong was highly relatable to Swiss director Simon Otto, who has previously worked as an animator on How to Train Your Dragon and Enchanted.