The origins for the script, co-written with Matīss Kaža, were personal for Zilbalodis, whose 2019 animated breakout Away was a short film about a cat’s fear of water. “I wanted to tell a story about ...

The origin of “Flow” stems from a short that Zilbalodis made in high school about a cat who has to overcome his fear of water. He again turned to a feline for his protagonist when years later — and ...

'Flow' director Gints Zilbalodis and plug-in developer Mārtiņš Upītis talk about the development of the water plug-in used to create the Golden Globe-winning film.

Combined with honors such as the Los Angeles Film Critics prize in animation, Latvia’s “Flow” went on to receive a pair of Oscar nods, including best international feature and animated ...

Combined with honors such as the Los Angeles Film Critics prize in animation, Latvia's "Flow" went on to receive a pair of Oscar nods, including best international feature and animated feature ...

Oscar-winning "Flow" by Latvia's Gints Zilbalodis brought Baltic animation to new heights. Now, local creators are figuring out how to benefit from the aftermath of its success. "Sometimes, big ...