Latvian animation film Flow has won the Oscars for Best Animated Feature at the 97th Academy Awards. The film, a delightful, wordless odyssey of a black cat, beat out more mainstream contenders ...

Producer of the Year was jointly awarded to the three studios behind Oscar-winning animation film Flow. Latvia’s Dream Well Studio, France’s Sacrebleu Productions and Belgium’s Take Five all ...

Already, the Latvian government has promised a major boost in state funding to support locally produced animation, as well as financial grants to Flow’s filmmakers for their next project.

If it's the closest we've gotten to a glimpse of pure, animistic cinema, then the next best thing might be the new Latvian animated feature, and recently crowned Oscar winner, Flow. Blissfully ...

I think it’s also good to have limitations creatively, especially in animation, where there are infinite possibilities and directions to go." Indeed, much of Flow's joy is in its focus.

I could not help it. Films rarely feel as simple yet complete and.... as perfect as Gints Zilbalodis’ animated fantasy adventure, Flow. In a runtime of less than 90 minutes — in which not a ...

“Flow” was made with Blender, a free, open-source graphics software tool using computer generated animation. The result is a dreamy aesthetic paired with a peaceful, yet post ...

Behind ‘Flow’s’ Surprise Oscar Win, The First For Latvia: ‘I Hope That You’ll Open Doors to Independent Animation Filmmakers’ Carolyn Giardina March 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM ...

Directed and co-written by Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis, Flow shows both formidable technical brilliance and ingenuity, not least because it dispenses with dialogue — quizzical mews ...

“I’m moved by the warm reception our win has had and I hope that it will open a lot of doors to independent animation filmmakers around the world,” he says. Not only is this the first Oscar for ...

After “Flow” became the first Latvian film to win an Academy Award, the crew received much more than a warm welcome back home. Producer Matiss Kaza told IndieWire that when the Latvian ...