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Nils Skapāns

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Nils Skapāns

Born
Died
(aged 51)
Birthplace
Riga, Latvia
Credits
40 titles

Biography

Nils Skapāns (1969-2021) was a Latvian animation director, artist and producer. After having worked with puppet animation in the 90s, Skapāns became known for experimenting with different materials - for example, he worked with wood figurines in his animation film for grown-ups, "Brickannia", or with ceramics in "Flap Your Wings!" - before settling with plasticine animation in later years. Since receiving Berlin Film Festival's Crystal Bear for "Let's Fly?!", Skapāns's films have frequently been shown in different film festivals. His last film, "The Nap", which has been nominated as the best animation film in Latvian Film Awards Lielais Kristaps, and will have its premiere after the director's passing.

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Crew credits 40

YearTitleJob
2022 The Nap Film Director, Writer
2019 All My Friends Are Dead Film Director, Production Design
2019 Crazy Creatures - Short Films for Kids Film Director
2017 Our Granny Rocks! Film Art Direction, Director, Writer, Editor
2015 Martian Film Writer, Director, Animation, Art Direction
2014 Obliging Collaborators Film Animation
2013 Cat in the Bag Film Director, Writer
2013 Ghost Hour Film Director, Writer, Animation
2012 I Want To See The Dwarves! Film Animation, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer, Editor
2010 The Little Worm Film Animation, Writer, Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
2010 Wonderful Day Film Animation, Director, Editor, Writer, Producer, Camera Operator
2009 The Frog Who Didn't Sing Film Editor, Director
2008 Flap Your Wings! Film Editor, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
2007 Half-a-Bear Film Editor, Producer, Director, Animation, Director of Photography, Writer
2006 Fantadrome Film Camera Operator
2006 The Witch's Button Film Director of Photography, Writer, Producer, Editor
2005 The Telephone Film Animation, Editor, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
2004 Listen, Rabbit... Daddy goes to London Film Camera Operator, Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, Animation
2003 Planēta "Zolitūde" Film Producer, Editor, Director, Animation, Writer
2002 Sandbox Film Editor, Animation, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
2001 Des animaux fous, fous, fous Film Director
2001 Spring Film Animation, Producer, Writer, Director
2001 Provocation Film Director, Camera Operator, Animation, Producer, Writer
2000 Brickannia Film Editor, Director
1999 Murrr-gi Film Director, Editor
1999 Home Hole Horrors Film Director, Editor
1998 Bird Days Film Director, Editor
1996 Morning! Film Director, Writer
1995 Rieksts Film Writer, Director
1995 Mamma Film Director, Writer
1994 The Tail Film Animation, Director, Writer
1994 Grauzējs Film Writer, Director
1994 Ragi Film Director, Writer
1994 Smiekli Film Writer, Director
1994 Let's Fly? Film Director, Animation, Writer
1993 The Cave Film Writer, Director
1993 Orhidejas Film Writer
1991 The Witch And The Cow Film Director of Photography
1991 Ness and Nessie Film Camera Operator
1991 How a Baby Comes Into the World Film Director of Photography
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