Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis’ ‘Flow ... Flow is notable for not featuring the chatty cartoon critters audiences might be ...

LOS ANGELES — The independent film "Flow" won the best animated feature film at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, securing the first Academy Award for Latvia and its Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis.

"Flow" is an animated film from Latvia that stars a dark cat ... The film is affecting, but it is not a standard cutesy cartoon. The animals have no names. They are not voiced by celebrities.

The win gives Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis his first Academy Award. “Flow” was made with Blender, a free, open-source graphics software tool using computer generated animation.

Now, as the awards approach, so does a spoiler: Flow, the wordless Latvian cartoon that’s been tearing up the charts on Max, off the back of its Best Animated Feature nomination – and another ...

On receiving the award, Zilbalodis thanked his parents, pets, and said he was “moved” by the film's warm reception – particularly given that its win represents such a milestone for Latvia.

Flow director Gints Zilbalodis received a hero’s welcome when he returned to his native Latvia yesterday after winning the country’s first-ever Academy Award. A crowd awaited him and the film ...

The Baltic state of Latvia has chosen Gints Zilbalodis’ Flow as the country’s official entry for the international feature film category of the 97th Academy Awards. The decision was made by ...

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