Directing
Kaspar Jancis
Born 1975-05-08
Tallinn, Harju District, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Harju County, Estonia]
Department: Directing
Biography
Kaspar Jancis (born May 8, 1975) is an Estonian director of animated films, musician, composer. Kaspar Jancis was born in Tallinn as the son of Latvian pianist Valdis Jancis and Estonian ballet master, dancer and screenwriter Mai Murdmaa. Jancis' brother Rainer Jancis is a professional musician. He studied at Tallinn University and at Turku Arts and Media School, learning filmmaking. He has published one children's book: Kapten Morten lollide laeval ('Morten on a Ship of Fools'; 2010).
Known For
Prominent works featuring Kaspar Jancis
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The Temptation of St. Tony
2009
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Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018
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The Wild Swans
1987
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Marathon
2006
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Citizen of the Sun
2025
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Villa Antropoff
2012
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Eeva
2022
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Weitzenberg Street
2002
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Teofrastus
2018
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Men at Arms
2005
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (68 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Penguin | Director | Movie | 2026 |
| Penguin | Writer | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Dog | Director | Movie | 2025 |
 | Citizen of the Sun | Animation | Movie | 2025 |
 | Top 10 Things to See | Music | Movie | 2025 |
 | Antipolis | (voice) | Movie | 2023 |
| Antipolis | Director | Movie | 2023 |
| Antipolis | Screenplay | Movie | 2023 |
| Antipolis | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2023 |
| Antipolis | Production Design | Movie | 2023 |
 | Eeva | (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
 | Tiiu and Dragon | Heldur | Movie | 2022 |
 | Cosmonaut | (voice) | Movie | 2020 |
| Cosmonaut | Art Direction | Movie | 2020 |
| Cosmonaut | Music | Movie | 2020 |
| Cosmonaut | Director | Movie | 2020 |
| Cosmonaut | Writer | Movie | 2020 |
| Life24 | Music | Movie | 2019 | |
 | Teofrastus | (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Captain Morten and the Spider Queen | Editor | Movie | 2018 |
| Captain Morten and the Spider Queen | Book | Movie | 2018 |
| Captain Morten and the Spider Queen | Director | Movie | 2018 |
| Captain Morten and the Spider Queen | Screenplay | Movie | 2018 |
| Captain Morten and the Spider Queen | Storyboard Artist | Movie | 2018 |
| Captain Morten and the Spider Queen | Character Designer | Movie | 2018 |
 | A Demonstration of Brilliance in Four Acts | (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
| A Demonstration of Brilliance in Four Acts | Music | Movie | 2018 |
| Piano | (voice) | Movie | 2015 | |
| Piano | Writer | Movie | 2015 | |
| Piano | Director | Movie | 2015 | |
| Piano | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2015 | |
| Piano | Art Direction | Movie | 2015 | |
| Piano | Editor | Movie | 2015 | |
 | Priit Pärn in Tallinn | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
 | Villa Antropoff | (voice) | Movie | 2012 |
| Villa Antropoff | Director | Movie | 2012 |
| Villa Antropoff | Writer | Movie | 2012 |
| Villa Antropoff | Music | Movie | 2012 |
 | Crocodile | (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
| Crocodile | Editor | Movie | 2009 |
| Crocodile | Director | Movie | 2009 |
| Crocodile | Writer | Movie | 2009 |
| Crocodile | Music | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Temptation of St. Tony | Other | Movie | 2009 |
 | Divers in the Rain | Voice in the Fog (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Escape | Music | Movie | 2009 |
 | Black Ceiling | (voice) | Movie | 2007 |
| Black Ceiling | Director | Movie | 2007 |
| Black Ceiling | Music | Movie | 2007 |
| Black Ceiling | Editor | Movie | 2007 |
 | I Feel in the Back of My Head... | Editor | Movie | 2007 |
 | Marathon | (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
| Marathon | Art Direction | Movie | 2006 |
| Marathon | Screenplay | Movie | 2006 |
| Marathon | Editor | Movie | 2006 |
| Marathon | Director | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Little Short-Sighted Snake | Music | Movie | 2006 |
 | Men at Arms | Drunk German Knight | Movie | 2005 |
 | Frank & Wendy | Director | Movie | 2005 |
| Frank & Wendy | Editor | Movie | 2005 |
 | Mat the Cat | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Weitzenberg Street | (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
| Weitzenberg Street | Writer | Movie | 2002 |
| Weitzenberg Street | Art Direction | Movie | 2002 |
| Weitzenberg Street | Director | Movie | 2002 |
| Weitzenberg Street | Editor | Movie | 2002 |
| Weitzenberg Street | Music | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Wild Swans | Eliise's Brother | Movie | 1987 |