
Directing
Gints Zilbalodis
Born
1994-04-13 (32)
Place of birth
Riga, Latvia
Known for
Directing
Credits
31 titles
Gints Zilbalodis (born in 1994) is a Latvian filmmaker and animator. Born on April 13, 1994, into the family of painter Dace Zēģele and designer Gints Zilbalodis. His fascination with filmmaking began at an early age, watching classic films and making shorts and commercials. In 2014, he graduated from the Janis Rozentāls Riga Art High School with a specialization in multimedia design. In 2015, his short film Priorities ("Prioritātes") won the award for best animated film at the Japan Nature Film Festival, while Oasis ("Oāze", 2017) received the Jury's Special Prize at the "Lielais Kristaps" National Film Festival. After directing several animated short films, Zilbalodis released his debut…
Known for
7.0An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Golden Globe Awards
1944
8.1A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.
Flow
2024
7.1An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
The Oscars
1953
6.5After suffering a plane crash on a mysterious island, a young man embarks on an epic journey through forests, deserts and mountains trying to escape the shadow of a huge dark spirit.
Away
2019
NRThe film follows Matīss Kaža during a period when his professional life has taken him from one country and continent to another. Together with Gints Zilbalodis, the director of the film Flow (Straume), he spent nearly a year caught in a whirlwind of international award ceremonies, events, and meetings—a journey that included the film’s path to the Academy Awards. Yet, this is only one facet of Kaža’s life and work. During the same period, he made his debut as a theatre director at three different venues in Riga and crafted the Lielais Kristaps (Latvian National Film Awards) and Spēlmaņu nakts (Latvian Theatre Awards) ceremonies as multimedia performances. The camera follows Kaža as he constantly creates, travels, and engages in new projects, all while maintaining an ironic perspective on both himself and the world around him.
Matīss Kaža. The Impossible Self-Portrait
2026
An emotional journey of two diametrically opposed societies whose collision reveals the ambiguity of social class, identity and reality. Through a performance at the Opera House, a message about privileged and marginalised communities is revealed, shedding light on the human need for understanding.
Kami Kaze
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Film credits
2020s · 3 titles
NRThe film follows Matīss Kaža during a period when his professional life has taken him from one country and continent to another. Together with Gints Zilbalodis, the director of the film Flow (Straume), he spent nearly a year caught in a whirlwind of international award ceremonies, events, and meetings—a journey that included the film’s path to the Academy Awards. Yet, this is only one facet of Kaža’s life and work. During the same period, he made his debut as a theatre director at three different venues in Riga and crafted the Lielais Kristaps (Latvian National Film Awards) and Spēlmaņu nakts (Latvian Theatre Awards) ceremonies as multimedia performances. The camera follows Kaža as he constantly creates, travels, and engages in new projects, all while maintaining an ironic perspective on both himself and the world around him.
Matīss Kaža. The Impossible Self-Portrait
2026
NRThe documentary film "Dream Cat", produced by the Latvian Television program "Forbidden method", explains and analyses how the Latvian animated film "Flow" reached the top of world cinema, winning the most prestigious film industry awards "Golden Globe", "Oscar" and many others.
Dream Cat
2025
Lens-based video and photography combine with digital geometric shapes to imitate the invisible flow in nature.
Flow
2024
Series credits
7.0An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Golden Globe Awards
1944
7.1An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
The Oscars
1953
Behind the camera
8.1A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.
Flow
2024
8.1A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.
Flow
2024
8.1A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.
Flow
2024
6.5After suffering a plane crash on a mysterious island, a young man embarks on an epic journey through forests, deserts and mountains trying to escape the shadow of a huge dark spirit.
Away
2019
6.5After suffering a plane crash on a mysterious island, a young man embarks on an epic journey through forests, deserts and mountains trying to escape the shadow of a huge dark spirit.
Away
2019
6.5After suffering a plane crash on a mysterious island, a young man embarks on an epic journey through forests, deserts and mountains trying to escape the shadow of a huge dark spirit.
Away
2019
An emotional journey of two diametrically opposed societies whose collision reveals the ambiguity of social class, identity and reality. Through a performance at the Opera House, a message about privileged and marginalised communities is revealed, shedding light on the human need for understanding.
Kami Kaze
—
A feature-length adventure story about making difficult decisions, moving forward and starting over.
Limbo
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A feature-length adventure story about making difficult decisions, moving forward and starting over.
Limbo
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5.7A man escapes from prison and meets a boy who has run away from school.
Followers
2014
5.7A man escapes from prison and meets a boy who has run away from school.
Followers
2014
5.7A man escapes from prison and meets a boy who has run away from school.
Followers
2014
8.0A boy is afraid to leave his oasis because of the spirit waiting for him outside.
Oasis
2017
8.0A boy is afraid to leave his oasis because of the spirit waiting for him outside.
Oasis
2017
8.0A boy is afraid to leave his oasis because of the spirit waiting for him outside.
Oasis
2017
6.0A musician becomes deaf and struggles to adapt to a new life.
Inaudible
2015
6.0A musician becomes deaf and struggles to adapt to a new life.
Inaudible
2015
5.5After a plane crash, a young man and his dog, who are stranded on an deserted island, must bond together in order to survive the elements.
Priorities
2014
5.5After a plane crash, a young man and his dog, who are stranded on an deserted island, must bond together in order to survive the elements.
Priorities
2014
5.5After a plane crash, a young man and his dog, who are stranded on an deserted island, must bond together in order to survive the elements.
Priorities
2014
5.7A cat wakes up surrounded by water and must learn to survive.
Aqua
2012
5.7A cat wakes up surrounded by water and must learn to survive.
Aqua
2012
5.7A cat wakes up surrounded by water and must learn to survive.
Aqua
2012
5.0A young man anxiously crosses the road. Gints Zilbalodis first short film.
Rush
2010
5.0A young man anxiously crosses the road. Gints Zilbalodis first short film.
Rush
2010
5.0A young man anxiously crosses the road. Gints Zilbalodis first short film.
Rush
2010
