Nils Skapāns
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-09-25
Day of Death
2021-09-20 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Riga, Latvia
Nils Skapāns
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.
Known For
Crew
(2023)
MacPat le chat chanteur
Director
(2022)
The Nap
Writer, Director
(2019)
(2019)
All My Friends Are Dead
Director, Production Design
(2017)
Our Granny Rocks!
Director, Art Direction, Writer, Editor
(2015)
Martian
Writer, Animation, Art Direction, Director
(2014)
Obliging Collaborators
Animation
(2013)
Cat in the Bag
Director, Writer
(2013)
Ghost Hour
Director, Writer, Animation
(2012)
I Want To See The Dwarves!
Editor, Writer, Animation, Producer, Director, Director of Photography
(2010)
Wonderful Day
Camera Operator, Producer, Writer, Editor, Director, Animation
(2010)
The Little Worm
Writer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Animation
(2009)
The Frog Who Didn't Sing
Director, Editor
(2008)
Flap Your Wings!
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer
(2007)
Half-a-Bear
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Animation, Director of Photography
(2006)
The Witch's Button
Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
(2005)
The Telephone
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Animation, Director of Photography
(2004)
Listen, Rabbit... Daddy goes to London
Writer, Camera Operator, Producer, Editor, Director, Animation
(2003)
Planēta "Zolitūde"
Writer, Animation, Director, Producer, Editor
(2002)
Sandbox
Editor, Animation, Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Writer
(2001)
Provocation
Animation, Writer, Camera Operator, Producer, Director
(2001)
Des animaux fous, fous, fous
Director
(2001)
Spring
Writer, Producer, Animation, Director
(2000)
Brickannia
Editor, Director
(1999)
Home Hole Horrors
Director, Editor
(1999)
Murrr-gi
Editor, Director
(1998)
Bird Days
Editor, Director
(1996)
Morning!
Director, Writer
(1995)
Rieksts
Writer, Director
(1995)
Mamma
Director, Writer
(1994)
The Tail
Writer, Animation, Director
(1994)
Grauzējs
Writer, Director
(1994)
Ragi
Writer, Director
(1994)
Smiekli
Writer, Director
(1994)
Let's Fly?
Animation, Director, Writer
(1993)
The Cave
Writer, Director
(1993)
Orhidejas
Writer
(1991)
Ness un Nesija
Camera Operator
(1991)
How a Baby Comes Into the World
Director of Photography
(1991)
The Witch And The Cow
Director of Photography
(1985)
Fantadrome
Camera Operator