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.

Movies directed by Nils Skapāns

• Martian 2015 · ★ 6.6
• Ghost Hour 2013 · ★ 5.7
• Our Granny Rocks! 2017 · ★ 4.3
• Cat in the Bag 2013 · ★ 6.5
• Bird Days 1998 · ★ 9.0
• Let's Fly? 1994 · ★ 10.0
• Listen, Rabbit... Daddy goes to London 2004
• Wonderful Day 2010
• Planēta "Zolitūde" 2003
• Provocation 2001
• Brickannia 2000
• The Nap 2022
• The Tail 1994
• Home Hole Horrors 1999
• The Frog Who Didn't Sing 2009
• Morning! 1996
• Murrr-gi 1999
• The Cave 1993
• Rieksts 1995
• Grauzējs 1994
• Mamma 1995
• Ragi 1994
• Smiekli 1994
• Des animaux fous, fous, fous 2001
• Crazy Creatures - Short Films for Kids 2019
• All My Friends Are Dead 2019
• I Want To See The Dwarves! 2012
• The Little Worm 2010
• Half-a-Bear 2007
• The Witch's Button 2006
• Sandbox 2002
• Spring 2001
• Flap Your Wings! 2008
• The Telephone 2005