Gints Zilbalodis is a Latvian filmmaker and animator. His debut feature film Away, which he made entirely by himself, won the Best Feature Film Contrechamp Award in Annecy. His second film, Flow, premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival. His fascination for filmmaking began at an early age watching classic films and making shorts. Prior to Away he made seven short films in various mediums, including hand-drawn animation, 3D animation and live-action, often mixing their characteristic aesthetics. In 2019 he founded Dream Well Studio in Riga, Latvia.

Gints Zilbalodis will be doing Q+As following Flow, and presenting Masterclasses in Auckland and Wellington.