If you haven’t seen Gints Zilbalodis’s wondrous “Flow,” IndieWire’s pick for the best animated movie of 2024 (and the highest-ranked animated film on our list of the best movies of 2024), you’re going to have another very exciting way to see it later this year: “Flow,” a Sideshow and Janus Films release, is entering the Criterion Collection and will available in a 4K special edition to own at home.

One of the most acclaimed films of the past year across the board, “Flow” has earned two Academy Award nominations: for Best Animated Feature and Best International Feature — only one other film has ever scored nominations in both categories, 2021’s “Flee.” It also just won the Annie Awards for Best Animated Feature (Independent) and Best Writing.

“It’s an absolute dream come true to see ‘Flow’ featured in the Criterion Collection alongside the legendary filmmakers I grew up admiring,...