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Kaspar Viilup: While we didn't make the guest list in London, Baltics made the Oscars

'Flow' won the Oscar for Animated Feature at the 97th Academy Awards, being the first Latvian film to achieve this honor.
Gints Zilbalodis, the filmmaker, received his first Academy Award for 'Flow', which is his second animated film as a director.
The film had a successful awards season, winning a Golden Globe and receiving nominations at several major award ceremonies, including a nomination for Best International Feature Film, marking the first nomination for a Latvian film at the Academy Awards.
Zilbalodis expressed hope that this win will inspire independent animation filmmakers globally and open doors for them.

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Euronews

Latvia celebrates first ever Oscar win with animated feature 'Flow'

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.

13 hours ago·France

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Eesti Rahvusringhääling

Kaspar Viilup: While we didn't make the guest list in London, Baltics made the Oscars

A small nation triumphed over industry giants at the Oscars with a seemingly modest yet big-hearted film. It doesn't take much effort to draw parallels between this victory and the current geopolitical landscape, writes Kaspar Viilup.

14 hours ago·Estonia

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Meduza

Potok won an Oscar. This is the first Academy Award in the history of Latvia

Stream won the Academy Award for Best Animated Film. The film, directed by Gint Zilbalodis, was the first Latvian film in history to win an Academy Award.

21 hours ago·Riga, Latvia

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Variety

Behind ‘Flow’s Surprise Oscar Win, The First For Latvia: ‘I Hope That You’ll Open Doors to Independent Animation Filmmakers’

'Flow's surprise Oscar win is the first for Latvia: 'I Hope That You'll Open Doors to Independent Animation Filmmakers'

24 hours ago·Los Angeles, United States

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El Universo

‘Flow’ wins the Oscar for Best Animated Film

Flow won the Oscar for Best Animation Film. It is Latvia's first film to win in the Academy Awards.

24 hours ago

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‘Flow’ wins animated feature Academy Award, delivering Latvia its first Oscar

“Flow,″ a wordless cat parable, has won the Oscar for animated feature at Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards. Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis used Blender, a free, open-source graphics software tool using

1 day ago·United States

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