'We don't want to be big.' How smaller companies are shaking up animation

For the companies behind Oscar nominees 'Arco' and 'Little Amélie,' lower budgets and smaller staffs are the fastest route to what they really want: creative freedom.
Wall Street Journal

‘Flow’ Wins Best Animated Feature Film

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 band together ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Independent Movie ’Flow’ Wins Best Animated Feature in Upset

‘Inside Out 2’ and ‘The Wild Robot’ from powerhouses Disney and DreamWorks were also nominated in the category. By Mia Galuppo Film Writer ...
Variety

‘Flow’ Continues Its Historic Box Office Run, Passing €50 Million Milestone (EXCLUSIVE)

Latvian Oscar-winning animated feature “Flow” has officially passed the €50 million ($57 million) mark at the global box office this week, its sales company, Charades, has confirmed to Variety. The ...
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Latvia's 'Flow' wins Animated Feature Oscar, marking the country’s first Academy Award

The Oscars, the last major film awards ceremony of the season, were dominated by Anora, which swept the board by winning five awards, however, it was also a huge night for Latvia with the Baltic ...
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How Independent Animation Underdogs Like ‘Flow' And ‘Memoir Of A Snail' Are Disrupting The Awards Race: There's "Never Been A Better Time"

In the animated film space, two things naturally come to mind: stories for children and big-budget, formulaic projects. The former idea is something directors have been fighting for years, a recent ...
Deadline.com

‘Flow’ Director Gints Zilbalodis Shouts Out “Small, Young But Passionate Team” For First Golden Globe Win For Latvia: “This Is Huge For Us”

Flow has been making waves on the awards circuit, recently becoming the first entry from Latvia to be shortlisted for an Oscar in the Best International Feature category, but tonight’s Golden Globe ...
Variety

Baltic Animation Still in Full ‘Flow’: ‘Smallness Can Be a Superpower’

Oscar-winning “Flow” by Latvia’s Gints Zilbalodis brought Baltic animation to new heights. Now, local creators are figuring out how to benefit from the aftermath of its success. “Sometimes, big fate ...
Yahoo

This year’s ‘Flow’? Why ‘Scarlet’ is leading ‘Zootopia 2,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ in our early Animated Feature odds

The massive success of KPop Demon Hunters is likely to be the story of 2025 in feature animation — if not of all movies released this year. On Tuesday, the film became the biggest English-language ...