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Nils Skapāns

AKA: Nils Skapans
Birthday: 1969-09-25
Died: 2021-09-20
Birthplace: 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 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



Wonderful Day
Job: Camera Operator
Wonderful Day
Job: Producer
Wonderful Day
Job: Writer

Wonderful Day
Job: Editor
Wonderful Day
Job: Director
Wonderful Day
Job: Animation

Planēta "Zolitūde"
Job: Animation
Planēta "Zolitūde"
Job: Director

Planēta "Zolitūde"
Job: Producer
Provocation
Job: Animation

Provocation
Job: Writer
Provocation
Job: Camera Operator
Provocation
Job: Producer

Provocation
Job: Director
Brickannia
Job: Editor
Brickannia
Job: Director

Fantadrome
Job: Camera Operator
The Nap
Job: Writer
The Nap
Job: Director

The Tail
Job: Writer
The Tail
Job: Animation
The Tail
Job: Director

Home Hole Horrors
Job: Director
Home Hole Horrors
Job: Editor

Morning!
Job: Director
Morning!
Job: Writer

Martian
Job: Writer
Martian
Job: Animation
Martian
Job: Art Direction

Martian
Job: Director
Bird Days
Job: Editor
Bird Days
Job: Director

Murrr-gi
Job: Editor
Murrr-gi
Job: Director
The Cave
Job: Writer

Orhidejas
Job: Writer
The Cave
Job: Director
Rieksts
Job: Writer

Grauzējs
Job: Writer
Mamma
Job: Director
Grauzējs
Job: Director

Mamma
Job: Writer
Ragi
Job: Writer
Smiekli
Job: Writer

Smiekli
Job: Director
Rieksts
Job: Director
Ragi
Job: Director

Our Granny Rocks!
Job: Director
Our Granny Rocks!
Job: Art Direction

Cat in the Bag
Job: Director
Cat in the Bag
Job: Writer

Ness un Nesija
Job: Camera Operator
Ghost Hour
Job: Director

Let's Fly?
Job: Animation
Let's Fly?
Job: Director
How a Baby Comes Into the World
Job: Director of Photography


Sandbox
Job: Editor
The Little Worm
Job: Writer
The Witch's Button
Job: Director

The Witch's Button
Job: Producer
Spring
Job: Writer
Half-a-Bear
Job: Director

The Little Worm
Job: Director
Sandbox
Job: Animation

The Little Worm
Job: Editor
The Little Worm
Job: Director of Photography

The Little Worm
Job: Producer
Half-a-Bear
Job: Producer
Half-a-Bear
Job: Writer

Half-a-Bear
Job: Editor
The Witch's Button
Job: Director of Photography
Sandbox
Job: Director of Photography

Spring
Job: Producer
Sandbox
Job: Director
I Want To See The Dwarves!
Job: Director of Photography

The Witch's Button
Job: Editor
Our Granny Rocks!
Job: Writer
Half-a-Bear
Job: Animation

The Witch's Button
Job: Writer
Spring
Job: Animation
The Little Worm
Job: Animation

Sandbox
Job: Producer
Spring
Job: Director
Half-a-Bear
Job: Director of Photography

Sandbox
Job: Writer
The Witch And The Cow
Job: Director of Photography
Obliging Collaborators
Job: Animation

All My Friends Are Dead
Job: Production Design
Let's Fly?
Job: Writer
Our Granny Rocks!
Job: Editor

Ghost Hour
Job: Writer
Ghost Hour
Job: Animation
Flap Your Wings!
Job: Director

Flap Your Wings!
Job: Editor
Flap Your Wings!
Job: Director of Photography
Flap Your Wings!
Job: Writer

Flap Your Wings!
Job: Producer
The Telephone
Job: Director
The Telephone
Job: Writer

The Telephone
Job: Editor
The Telephone
Job: Producer
The Telephone
Job: Animation

The Telephone
Job: Director of Photography