Nils Skapāns

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.

Crew

Listen, Rabbit... Daddy goes to London

Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Animation, Editor, Producer

Wonderful Day

Director, Camera Operator, Writer, Producer, Animation, Editor

Planēta "Zolitūde"

Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Animation

Provocation

Director, Animation, Camera Operator, Writer, Producer

Brickannia

Director, Editor

Fantadrome

Camera Operator

The Nap

Director, Writer

The Tail

Director, Writer, Animation

Home Hole Horrors

Director, Editor

The Frog Who Didn't Sing

Director, Editor

Morning!

Director, Writer

Martian

Director, Writer, Animation, Art Direction

Bird Days

Director, Editor

Murrr-gi

Director, Editor

The Cave

Director, Writer

Rieksts

Director, Writer

Orhidejas

Writer

Grauzējs

Director, Writer

Mamma

Director, Writer

Ragi

Director, Writer

Smiekli

Director, Writer

Our Granny Rocks!

Director, Art Direction, Writer, Editor

Des animaux fous, fous, fous

Director

Crazy Creatures - Short Films for Kids

Director

Cat in the Bag

Director, Writer

Ness and Nessie

Camera Operator

All My Friends Are Dead

Director, Production Design

Ghost Hour

Director, Writer, Animation

Let's Fly?

Director, Animation, Writer

How a Baby Comes Into the World

Director of Photography

I Want To See The Dwarves!

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer, Animation, Editor

The Little Worm

Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Animation, Editor

Half-a-Bear

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Animation, Producer

The Witch's Button

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer

Sandbox

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Animation, Editor, Producer

Spring

Director, Writer, Producer, Animation

The Witch And The Cow

Director of Photography

Obliging Collaborators

Animation

Flap Your Wings!

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer

The Telephone

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Animation, Editor, Producer