Nils Skapāns
Born: 1969-09-25 in Riga, Latvia
Died: 2021-09-20
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2022
- The Nap ... (Writer)
2019
- Crazy Creatures - Short Films for Kids ... (Director)
- All My Friends Are Dead ... (Director)
2017
- Our Granny Rocks! ... (Director)
2015
- Martian ... (Writer)
2014
- Obliging Collaborators ... (Animation)
2013
- Ghost Hour ... (Director)
- Cat in the Bag ... (Director)
2012
- I Want To See The Dwarves! ... (Editor)
2010
- The Little Worm ... (Writer)
- Wonderful Day ... (Camera Operator)
2009
- The Frog Who Didn't Sing ... (Director)
2008
- Flap Your Wings! ... (Director)
2007
- Half-a-Bear ... (Director)
2006
- The Witch's Button ... (Director)
- Fantadrome ... (Camera Operator)
2005
- The Telephone ... (Director)
2004
- Listen, Rabbit... Daddy goes to London ... (Writer)
2003
- Planēta "Zolitūde" ... (Writer)
2002
- Sandbox ... (Editor)
2001
- Spring ... (Writer)
- Provocation ... (Animation)
- Des animaux fous, fous, fous ... (Director)
2000
- Brickannia ... (Editor)
1999
- Murrr-gi ... (Editor)
- Home Hole Horrors ... (Director)
1998
- Bird Days ... (Editor)
1996
- Morning! ... (Director)
1994
- The Tail ... (Writer)
- Let's Fly? ... (Animation)
- Ragi ... (Writer)
- Grauzējs ... (Writer)
- Smiekli ... (Writer)
1991
- The Witch And The Cow ... (Director of Photography)
- Ness and Nessie ... (Camera Operator)
- How a Baby Comes Into the World ... (Director of Photography)