For Gints Zilbalodis, it all started with a cat. Zilbalodis was still in high school, in Latvia, and dreaming of a career in animation, when he created a short film inspired by his pet feline. It was ...

In Flow, one of 2024’s best animated movies, a little black cat navigates a post-apocalyptic world full of rising floodwaters. The feline protagonist flees threats and chases fish, scurries up trees ...

The modest independent film has upended the animated feature race, going toe-to-toe with the likes of Inside Out 2, Moana 2 and The Wild Robot. Not only has it beaten those Hollywood heavyweights for ...

The writer/director tells IndieWire about applying a purely visual style to his epic animated film about a black cat escaping a flood. “I’ve never had dialogue in any of the films I’ve made, so I ...

The feature jury said in a statement: “Without a word of dialogue, Gints Zilbalodis weaves sound, music and immersive animation to show how powerful the medium can be when coupled with the right story ...

And a pussycat shall lead them! Flow, the animated film that’s Latvia’s submission for the Best International Feature Oscar, kicks off with a beautiful moment of tranquility: A small, black feline, ...