Talents Innovation Forum: A glimpse into Flow
With rapid advancement of technology was transforming moving image creation industries for a while. Today, the threshold of what is available has moved way beyond. The accessibility, compatibility, and scalability of modern digital tools now empower anyone with vision and dedication to test their skill in the world of filmmaking.
In the spotlight is Flow (2024), a breakout animated feature by Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis that exemplifies this new frontier. Created by a small, predominantly freelance team — many of whom were working on a feature for the first time — Flow was produced on a modest €3.5 million budget, yet has captured global attention, not just for its visual elegance, but for its bold production philosophy.
Two team members will share their journey with this unusually streamlined approach to filmmaking, reflecting on how Open Source tools and independent workflows allowed them to stay flexible, efficient, and true to goal production.
SPEAKERS
KONSTANTINS VISNEVSKIS
3D Computer Graphics Artist, Lecturer | LV
MARTINS UPITIS
Creative Director/Co-Founder, Physical Addons | LV
TIME
Monday, August 20th, 2025
17:00 – 18:00 (CET)
LOCATION
CineLink Conference Room @ Swissotel
Konstantins Visnevskis
Co-Founder and creative director of Physical Addons where he and his team design Blender addons. He is Academic arts graduate and a Technical Artist in computer game and VR companies.
Teaching his own course in physical lighting and materials using Blender in art schools and universities in Latvia. Dad of 2. He has a passion for shading, physical lighting, and space.
Martins Upitis
A freelance 3D artist of 20 years in the speedy world of TV commercials that suddenly found himself at home in a movie production.
Rejects as a false dichotomy the polarization of technical, functional and rational against inspiration, aesthetics and creativity in professional art.
MA in Visual Communication, Art Academy of Latvia, where he also is currently lecturing.