Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis made history at the 97th Academy Awards, with his wordless animated feature ‘Flow’ winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. This marks Latvia’s first-ever Oscar win.
Following the triumph of ‘Flow’ at the Golden Globes and ahead of the Oscars on Sunday – where Gints Zilbalodis’s sinema is up for both Best Animated Feature and Best International Feature – Latvia is leaning in with a boost in national funding to fuel future animation success.