Nils Skapāns
Known for
Directing
Born
September 25, 1969
Birthplace
Riga, Latvia
Died
September 20, 2021 (aged 51)
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 direc...
Best known work
Martian
2015
Ghost Hour
2013
Fantadrome
2006
Our Granny Rocks!
2017
The Witch And The Cow
1991
Cat in the Bag
2013
Bird Days
1998
Let's Fly?
1994
Listen, Rabbit... Daddy goes to London
2004
Wonderful Day
2010Filmography
2022
The NapWriter, Director
2019
All My Friends Are DeadDirector, Production Design
2019
2017
Our Granny Rocks!Director, Art Direction, Writer, Editor
2015
MartianWriter, Animation, Art Direction, Director
2014
Obliging CollaboratorsAnimation
2013
Cat in the BagDirector, Writer
2013
Ghost HourDirector, Writer, Animation
2012
I Want To See The Dwarves!Editor, Writer, Animation, Producer, Director, Director of Photography
2010
The Little WormWriter, Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Animation
2010
Wonderful DayCamera Operator, Producer, Writer, Editor, Director, Animation
2009
The Frog Who Didn't SingDirector, Editor
2008
Flap Your Wings!Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer
2007
Half-a-BearDirector, Producer, Writer, Editor, Animation, Director of Photography
2006
FantadromeCamera Operator
2006
The Witch's ButtonDirector, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
2005
The TelephoneDirector, Writer, Editor, Producer, Animation, Director of Photography
2004
Listen, Rabbit... Daddy goes to LondonWriter, Camera Operator, Producer, Editor, Director, Animation
2003
Planēta "Zolitūde"Writer, Animation, Director, Producer, Editor
2002
SandboxEditor, Animation, Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Writer
2001
Des animaux fous, fous, fousDirector
2001
SpringWriter, Producer, Animation, Director
2001
ProvocationAnimation, Writer, Camera Operator, Producer, Director
2000
BrickanniaEditor, Director
1999
Murrr-giEditor, Director