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Gints Zilbalodis

@gintszilbalodis

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Flow - an animated feature film directed by Gints Zilbalodis which premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard 2024.

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Gints Zilbalodis

@gintszilbalodis

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Oh wow! A lot of people have watched the Flow trailer! We'll be sharing more soon!

DiscussingFilm

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First trailer for ‘FLOW’, described as one of best animated films of 2024. • 100% on Rotten Tomatoes • Predicted to be a potential Best Animated Feature nominee In theaters later this year.

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Gints Zilbalodis

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Away Trailer 2

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Hi I'm Gints, I made an animated feature film on my own called Away and it won an award in Annecy😎 #PortfolioDay Trailer 1: Trailer 2:

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Gints Zilbalodis

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Made a poster

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Flow has been nominated for the LUX award! It's a huge honor for us because this is the first time ever that a Latvian film has been nominated and also it's very rare that they select animated films. This also means that Flow will be shown in cinemas in all of the EU countries.

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4 awards in Annecy for Flow! Insane! - Jury Award - Audience Award - Gan Foundation Award for Distribution - Best Original Music Award for a Feature

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I’m honored that Flow has been chosen as Latvia's Best International Feature Oscar submission. I hope the Academy will give a chance to this dialogue free story which is told in the international language of cinema.

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Friends in Japan, today Away is released in cinemas! Japanese culture has inspired me a great deal so it feels like the journey is finally complete. @away_movie

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The cat is going to the European Film Awards!

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4000+ seat sold out screening of Flow in Busan!

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Flow won the Grand Prize Feature in Ottawa International Animation Festival! It’s a full circle kind of moment for me because many years ago I received the Best High School Short Film award there, which was my first ever award and was a huge help with getting my next films made

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Super excited that Flow will have the North American Premiere in Toronto!

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Flow won 2 awards in IFF Young Horizons in Poland! The Jury Award AND the Young Jury Award in the Discoveries competition! I wish that I could've been there. Flow will be released in cinemas in Poland in January 2025.

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Away will be released in Japan on December 11th!

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@Festival_Cannes The cat is going to Cannes!

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Gints Zilbalodis

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Animācijas filma STRAUME - Treileris. Tikai kinoteātros visā Latvijā no 29. augusta.

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@RealGDT This means so much to me! Thank you! Your support to the indie animation community is invaluable! There`s still so much to explore in cinema and animation.

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The Cat is going to Annecy! Flow is selected in Annecy Feature film competition!

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New Flow Trailer! Read the article on IndieWire.

‘Flow’ Trailer: Behold a Wondrous Cannes Triumph That Should Also Be Your Kids’ Next Animated...

'Flow' trailer: This Cannes animated fave about a cute kitty and his animal friends is your kids' next obsession.

www.indiewire.com

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I'm gonna do a little presentation about the making of Away in Animafest.

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Gints Zilbalodis

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Flow already has distributors in many places all around the world!

Annecy Animation Festival Prizewinner ‘Flow’ Sells Worldwide for Charades (EXCLUSIVE)

'Flow,' an animated feature which world premiered at Cannes' Un Certain Regard and won awards at Annecy Festival, has sold worldwide.

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Gints Zilbalodis

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What an incredible surprise to receive the Bright Horizons Special Jury Award in the Melbourne International Film Festival! Thanks so much for the warm welcome, amazing films and wonderful people!

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Flow wins the Bright Horizons Special Jury Award at the 2024 Melbourne International Film Festival. Congratulations to director Gints Zilbalodis.

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We just released 2 tracks from the Flow soundtrack.

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With George Lucas

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I just received DVDs from the distributor in France @SEPTIEMEFACTORY It feels surreal to finally hold a physical copy in my hands.

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Gints Zilbalodis

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I just received the best gift from my distributor in Japan! @KING_VIDEO @away_movie

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Away won the Best Feature Film For Children award in Anima Mundi!🥳

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All 9 posters can be downloaded here in very high resolution.

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Hideo Kojima's comments about Away!😃 (1/3)

映画『Away』公式

@away_movie

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⋱⠢ 映画『Away』　　コメントが到着✨⠔⋰ 「メタルギア」シリーズ「DEATH STRANDING」ゲームクリエイター🎮 🖊小島秀夫さん￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ ( @Kojima_Hideo ) #映画Away #映画アウェイ

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Gints Zilbalodis

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Away will be released in cinemas in France on September 23rd!

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First clip and an interview about Flow in Variety.

Cannes-Selected Animation ‘Flow’ Readies for Cat-Astrophe, Debuts Image: ‘Our Animators Were...

3D animation ‘Flow’ by Gints Zilbalodis heads to Cannes’ Un Certain Regard

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Away is now in cinemas in Germany!

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I'm thrilled that Away has been chosen as the opening film of Taichung International Animation Festival! This is the fourth(!) festival that has Away as their opening film. And they've also invited me to be in the short film jury!

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Gints Zilbalodis

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Thank you so much Kojima-san! This means a lot to me!

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Away is on the long list of films qualifying for the Oscars! It'll be screened in LA starting from November 29th.

32 ANIMATED FEATURES SUBMITTED FOR 2019 OSCAR RACE | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts...

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Los Angeles. December 2019

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Away will be available on digital platforms in the UK from January 18.

Munro Film

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★★★★ “Wondrous and original“ @LeslieFelperin @guardianfilm Animated masterpiece #Away @gintszilbalodis is coming to digital download platforms in the UK from January 18 and can be pre-ordered now: Apple TV iTunes

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Gints Zilbalodis

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Away Soundtrack is available now! Spotify - Apple Music - iTunes - Google Play Music -

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Some websites have used stills from an early unfinished version of Away in their articles. If anyone needs them, here're some highres stills from the finished film. And also posters

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Gints Zilbalodis

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Flow - First Clip in 4k

Flow - Clip 1

Clip from my new film Flow which premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard 2024

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I took a nap right before the Annecy awards ceremony. Not sure if this really happened or I’m still dreaming.

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‘Flow’ Review: A Cute Kitty Centers One of the Most Groundbreaking Animated Films About Nature...

'Flow' is the most groundbreaking animated film about nature since 'Bambi.' Latvian animator Gints Zilbalodis delivers a reverie on life and death.

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"Tour-de-force animation about a cat and his fellow tsunami survivors is an Un Certain Regard standout"

‘Flow’: Cannes Review

Tour-de-force animation about a cat and his fellow tsunami survivors is an Un Certain Regard standout

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Gints Zilbalodis

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This is for an animated feature film that I made check out the trailer.

Away Trailer

Animated feature film by Gints Zilbalodis. Coming in 2019. Winner: Annecy - Contrechamp Award Anima Mundi - Best Feature Film for Children Strasbourg European Fantastic…

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Flow shirts available now

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Away(together with I Lost My Body) won the Golden Stork award in Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival! 😃

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Wet dog

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4 stars from Empire Magazine! Away will be released in the UK and Ireland on August 28. Find screenings:

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In 2020 @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN shared his comments about Away. Thank you very much for the support!

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Away is coming to cinemas in the UK and Ireland from August 28

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First encounter

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Two festivals in Japan will screen Away next week. Tokyo International Film Festival and New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival.

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"...one of the most impressive feature debuts in recent years ... that has plenty of heart to captivate its audience, and a large world filled with possibility and wonder that will leave the audience wanting to see more."

/Film

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'Away' Review: A Video Game-Inspired Animated Film Made by One Lone Filmmaker [Sitges 2019]

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Away has been selected in Spark Animation!

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Away received Lielais Kristaps(Latvian Academy awards) for the Best Animated Film!

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More festivals have selected Away! Animasyros in Greece, Animest in Romania, Anima in Argentina and BIAF in Korea.

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Away has been selected in Shanghai International Film Festival! I'll be going there right after Annecy.

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Away Trailer - Animated feature film coming in 2019.

Away Trailer

Animated feature film by Gints Zilbalodis. Coming in 2019. Winner: Annecy - Contrechamp Award Anima Mundi - Best Feature Film for Children Strasbourg European Fantastic…

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Fantastic news from Poland! Away won the Best Feature Film award in Festival Animator Poznan!😃 Thank you!

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Away selected in @FantasiaFest !

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Away won the Best Feature Film award in Animest!!! Thank you so much!

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Away will screen in Göteborg Film Festival very soon!

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#4styles

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Away review – silent, surreal and entrancing animation

This silent adventure film about a man who parachutes out of a plane and lands on an island is both wondrous and weird – see it before Tenet

www.theguardian.com

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Introducing Dream Well Studio!

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More festivals selected Away! Filem’On in Belgium, Fredrikstad Animation Festival in Norway, CineCina in USA and ReAnimania in Armenia.

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Away is opening in French cinemas tomorrow! Here's an interview I did recently.

ENTRETIEN AVEC GINTS ZILBALODIS, LE JEUNE RÉALISATEUR DE AILLEURS

Nous avions récemment eu l’occasion de parler dans un article du film d’animation AILLEURS ; son réalisateur, le letton Gints Zilbalodis, revient avec nous...

www.cinemaradio.net

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Away is currently at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes!

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The Guardian included Away on their 2020 hidden gems list. Thank you!

The Guardian Guide

@guideguardian

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In this Saturday's Guide: 2020 unearthed – from games and TV to Latvian animation and shrieking space rock, our writers reveal their hidden gems from the year so far that might have passed you by