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No ‘Flow’ Sequel Plans for Director Gints Zilbalodis, Despite Golden Globe Win: ‘I Don’t Want to Get Typecast’ as the ‘Cat Guy’
Zilbalodis discusses his first time working with a team, how each part of production influences his stories and the future of indie animation.
Latvian director Gints Zilbalodismade history on Sunday when his independent film “ Flow ” won the Golden Globe for best animated feature. Variety caught up with Zilbalodis during his “Flow” promotional tour to discuss the film’s modest origins, his first time working with a team, his all-inclusive filmmaking process and what it means that a Golden Globe-winning animated feature was made using free, open-source software. Once we had the concept art, story, visual development, rigging, texturing and music, the character animation and sound design started in Belgium and France.
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