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Nils Skapāns
Riga, Latvia
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…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2022
The Nap
Movie Director
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2019
All My Friends Are Dead
Movie Director
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2019
Crazy Creatures - Short Films for Kids
Movie Director
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2017
Our Granny Rocks!
Movie Art Direction
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2015
Martian
Movie Writer
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2014
Obliging Collaborators
Movie Animation
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2013
Ghost Hour
Movie Director
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2013
Cat in the Bag
Movie Director
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2012
I Want To See The Dwarves!
Movie Animation
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2010
The Little Worm
Movie Animation
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2010
Wonderful Day
Movie Animation
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2009
The Frog Who Didn't Sing
Movie Editor
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2008
Flap Your Wings!
Movie Editor
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2007
Half-a-Bear
Movie Editor
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2006
Fantadrome
Movie Camera Operator
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2006
The Witch's Button
Movie Director of Photography
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2005
The Telephone
Movie Animation
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2004
Listen, Rabbit... Daddy goes to London
Movie Camera Operator
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2003
Planēta "Zolitūde"
Movie Producer
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2002
Sandbox
Movie Editor
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2001
Des animaux fous, fous, fous
Movie Director
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2001
Spring
Movie Animation
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2001
Provocation
Movie Director
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2000
Brickannia
Movie Editor
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1999
Murrr-gi
Movie Director
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1999
Home Hole Horrors
Movie Director
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1998
Bird Days
Movie Director
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1996
Morning!
Movie Director
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1995
Rieksts
Movie Writer
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1995
Mamma
Movie Director
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1994
Let's Fly?
Movie Director
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1994
Grauzējs
Movie Writer
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1994
The Tail
Movie Animation
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1994
Ragi
Movie Director
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1994
Smiekli
Movie Writer
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1993
The Cave
Movie Writer
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1993
Orhidejas
Movie Writer
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1991
The Witch And The Cow
Movie Director of Photography
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1991
Ness and Nessie
Movie Camera Operator
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1991
How a Baby Comes Into the World
Movie Director of Photography
