Nils Skapāns
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-09-25 (52 years old)
Deathday
2021-09-20
Place of Birth
Riga, Latvia
Also known As
Nils Skapans
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 Kr...
Production
2004
as Director
2004
2004
as Camera Operator
2004
as Animation
2004
2004
as Producer
2010
as Director
2010
as Camera Operator
2010
as Writer
2010
as Producer
2010
as Animation
2010
as Editor
2003
as Director
2003
as Writer
2003
as Producer
2003
as Editor
2003
as Animation
2001
as Director
2001
as Animation
2001
as Camera Operator
2001
as Writer
2001
as Producer
2000
as Director
2000
as Editor
1985
as Camera Operator
2022
as Director
2022
as Writer
1994
as Director
1994
as Writer
1994
as Animation
1999
as Director
1999
as Editor
2009
as Director
2009
as Editor
1996
as Director
1996
as Writer
2015
as Director
2015
as Writer
2015
as Animation
2015
as Art Direction
1998
as Director
1998
as Editor
1999
as Director
1999
as Editor
1993
as Director
1993
as Writer
1995
as Director
1995
as Writer
1993
as Writer
1994
as Director
1994
as Writer
1995
as Director
1995
as Writer
1994
as Director
1994
as Writer
1994
as Director
1994
as Writer
2017
as Director
2017
as Art Direction
2001
as Director
2019
as Director
2013
as Director
2013
as Writer
1991
as Camera Operator
2019
as Director
2013
as Director
1994
as Director
1994
as Animation
1991
as Director of Photography
2012
as Director
2012
as Writer
2012
as Director of Photography
2012
as Producer
2012
as Animation
2012
as Editor
2010
as Director
2010
as Writer
2010
as Producer
2010
as Director of Photography
2010
as Animation
2010
as Editor
2007
as Director
2007
as Writer
2007
as Director of Photography
2007
as Editor
2007
as Animation
2007
as Producer
2006
as Director
2006
as Writer
2006
as Director of Photography
2006
as Editor
2006
as Producer
2017
as Writer
2002
as Director
2002
as Writer
2002
as Director of Photography
2002
as Animation
2002
as Editor
2002
as Producer
2001
as Director
2001
as Writer
2001
as Producer
2001
as Animation
1991
as Director of Photography
2014
as Animation
1994
as Writer
2019
as Production Design
2017
as Editor
2013
as Writer
2013
as Animation
2008
as Director
2008
as Writer
2008
as Director of Photography
2008
as Editor
2008
as Producer
2005
as Director
2005
as Writer
2005
as Director of Photography
2005
as Animation
2005
as Editor
2005
as Producer
2024
as Director
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