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