Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1969-10-17
Day of Death
2024-05-28
Place of Birth
Palmitos, Santa Catarina, Brasil
Elio Copini
Biography
In small Palmitos, with just over 15 thousand inhabitants, in the west of Santa Catarina, Elio was an accountant at his family's mechanical workshop, even though he was not interested in cars. He didn't even drive. Visits to the city of Teatro do Biriba, a circus that performs in the interior of the states, awakened his dream of being an actor. But his dream did not develop on stages and arenas, but on movie screens. His artistic career began in 1995, when he met director Petter Baiestorf. Over almost 30 years of friendship and partnership, they made more than 20 films together. Based on his experience with Baiestorf, Copini made a career with other directors in the region, mainly in fantasy cinema. Excerpt from Leonardo Fuhrmann's text for Folha de São Paulo, June 9, 2024. Elio's last film was the short Picnic at the Castle, directed by Petter Baiestorf and based on the work of Franz Kafka, and recorded in March 2024 and released just a few days before his death.
Filmography (40)
Canibal Filmes em Um Minuto
2025
Yorgo Constellation
2025
Queer na Srebrnym Globie
2025
Scrambled Eggs
2024
Noisy Silencers
2024
Piquenique no Castelo
2024
Mato Mato Mato - Canibal Filmes e as Produções de 'Horor' no Oeste de SC
2023
A Invasão dos Canibais Independentes: editando, produzindo e trabalhando com a Canibal Filmes
2022
The Crazy Origin of Covid-19
2020
Brazil 2020
2019
Ándale!
2017
Cão de Guarda
2016
The Colour Out of Space
2016
13 Weird Stories
2015
