
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.
Directing (35 movies)

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

Martian
2015
Bird Days
1998
Murrr-gi
1999

The Cave
1993
Mamma
1995
Grauzējs
1994
Smiekli
1994
Rieksts
1995
Ragi
1994

Our Granny Rocks!
2017

Des animaux fous, fous, fous
2001

Crazy Creatures - Short Films for Kids
2019

Cat in the Bag
2013

All My Friends Are Dead
2019

Ghost Hour
2013

Let's Fly?
1994

The Witch's Button
2006

Half-a-Bear
2007

The Little Worm
2010

I Want To See The Dwarves!
2012

Sandbox
2002

Spring
2001

Flap Your Wings!
2008

The Telephone
2005

MacPat le chat chanteur
2024