From Self-Taught Animator to Oscar Winner: Gints Zilbalodis on Creating "Flow"

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Mar 5, 202533:59Arts and Design

Oscar-winning director Gints Zilbalodis just proved you don't need fancy film school or million-dollar software to snag that golden statue. See the corresponding blog post with key takeaways here: EJ sits down with anima...

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