Gints Zilbalodis

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

Golden Globe Awards poster
7.0

An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Flow poster
8.1

A 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

The Oscars poster
7.1

An 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

Away poster
6.5

After 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

Matīss Kaža. The Impossible Self-Portrait poster
NR

The 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

No artwork available
NR

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

Series credits

Behind the camera

Flow poster
8.1

A 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

Flow poster
8.1

A 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

Flow poster
8.1

A 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

Away poster
6.5

After 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

Away poster
6.5

After 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

Away poster
6.5

After 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

No artwork available
NR

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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No artwork available
NR

A feature-length adventure story about making difficult decisions, moving forward and starting over.

Limbo

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No artwork available
NR

A feature-length adventure story about making difficult decisions, moving forward and starting over.

Limbo

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Followers poster
5.7

A man escapes from prison and meets a boy who has run away from school.

Followers

2014

Followers poster
5.7

A man escapes from prison and meets a boy who has run away from school.

Followers

2014

Followers poster
5.7

A man escapes from prison and meets a boy who has run away from school.

Followers

2014

Oasis poster
8.0

A boy is afraid to leave his oasis because of the spirit waiting for him outside.

Oasis

2017

Oasis poster
8.0

A boy is afraid to leave his oasis because of the spirit waiting for him outside.

Oasis

2017

Oasis poster
8.0

A boy is afraid to leave his oasis because of the spirit waiting for him outside.

Oasis

2017

Inaudible poster
6.0

A musician becomes deaf and struggles to adapt to a new life.

Inaudible

2015

Inaudible poster
6.0

A musician becomes deaf and struggles to adapt to a new life.

Inaudible

2015

Priorities poster
5.5

After 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

Priorities poster
5.5

After 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

Priorities poster
5.5

After 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

Aqua poster
5.7

A cat wakes up surrounded by water and must learn to survive.

Aqua

2012

Aqua poster
5.7

A cat wakes up surrounded by water and must learn to survive.

Aqua

2012

Aqua poster
5.7

A cat wakes up surrounded by water and must learn to survive.

Aqua

2012

Rush poster
5.0

A young man anxiously crosses the road. Gints Zilbalodis first short film.

Rush

2010

Rush poster
5.0

A young man anxiously crosses the road. Gints Zilbalodis first short film.

Rush

2010

Rush poster
5.0

A young man anxiously crosses the road. Gints Zilbalodis first short film.

Rush

2010