Latvian indie director Gints Zilbalodis defies the odds, winning a Golden Globe for his dialogue-free, $3.7M animated film 'Flow' against industry giants.
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At just 24 years old, Zilbalodis became the youngest director ever to win Best Animated Feature at the Golden Globes, beating out Disney, Pixar, and Netflix
With a modest $3.7 million budget, 'Flow' proved you don't need Hollywood money to create award-winning animation that can captivate global audiences