Nils Skapāns
Personal information
- Known for
- Directing
- Known credits
- 40
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- September 25, 1969
- Died
- September 20, 2021
- Place of birth
- Riga, Latvia
- Also known as
- Nils Skapans
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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Filmography
Directing
34 titles
Writing
27 titles2022
2015
Editing
16 titles
2002
