LOS ANGELES, March 2 (Reuters) - The independent film “Flow” won the best animated feature film Oscar on Sunday, securing the first Academy Award for Latvia and its Latvian director Gints ...

LOS ANGELES — The independent film "Flow" won the best animated feature film at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, securing the first Academy Award for Latvia and its Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis.

The animated film Flow just won an Oscar — but it might be too dark for some kids. The wordless movie follows a cat that is chased by a pack of dogs and nearly drowns in a flood. There are no ...

“Flow” immediately followed up its Cannes premiere by winning four awards at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, then by winning Best Animated Film at the New York Film Critics ...

“Flow,” a dialogue-free animated Latvian film made with open-source software, is keeping our domesticated friends riveted. By Esther Zuckerman One night shortly before the Oscars ...

Like the wide-eyed feline in his dialogue-free film "Flow," Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis often works alone — he directed, wrote, animated and even scored his debut feature, "Away," in 2019.

Flow was an unexpected winner at the 97th Oscars; the independently produced animated film beat out the big studios to nab the best animated film trophy, earning Latvia its first Oscar.

If you haven’t caught the acclaimed animated film yet, now’s your chance — “Flow” is already available to watch on streaming. Here’s everything you need to know. Directed by Gints ...

Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis accepts the award for best animated feature film for ‘Flow.’ (AFP via Getty Images) “Flow,” the underdog entry from Latvia about a group of animals who ...