Elio Copini
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.
The Colour Out of Space
Chaos and Confusion
Páscoa Sarnenta
Andy
Nobody Must Die
Love on Uranus
Rage-O-Rama
(Donald Cossaculo)
Atomic Beer
Teresa Forever
The dead's passion
Somos a Ralé!
Quadrantes
(Viajante)
A Invasão dos Canibais Independentes: editando, produzindo e trabalhando com a Canibal Filmes
(Archival footage)
Mato Mato Mato - Canibal Filmes e as Produções de 'Horor' no Oeste de SC
(Ele mesmo)
The Enjoyment of the Avacalho
Zombio 2
(Américo Giallo)
Terceira Festa de Boas Vindas ao Meteoro Amigo que se Espatifará no Planeta Terra no Ano de 2019
Cão de Guarda
(Dono da casa)
The Leguminous Monster from Outer Space 2
(Veterinário / Português / Monstro Legume Com Capa)
Piquenique no Castelo
(Homem 1)
The Sweet Advance of the Knife
13 Weird Stories
((segment "A Cor que Caiu do Espaço"))
Ándale!
Brazil 2020
Kanibaru Primitivism in the Mud of Technology
(Tecnolatra)
The Noble Bloodsucker Politician
(Nosferato)
Dementia of the Putrefact
(Discípulo 2)
No Staging Today!
Zombio
The Crazy Origin of Covid-19
(Donald Cossaculo)
The Leguminous Monster from Outer Space
(Caçador 2)
Brazilian Bukowski
Sad Clown
Daddy Mangy
(Possessed)
Scrambled Eggs
(Eggs Lady)
Atomic Beer
(Executive Producer)
Atomic Beer
(Assistant Director)
Por quê?... Porquê Sou Brasileiro!!!
(Costumer)
Relembre da Carne
(Lighting Camera)
Quadrantes
(Executive Producer)
The Whore with the Chainsaw
(Assistant Director)
The Colour Out of Space
(Production Assistant)
Ándale!
(Producer)
Fragments of a Life
(Producer)
Carniça
(Producer)
Mike Guilhotina
(Producer)
Terceira Festa de Boas Vindas ao Meteoro Amigo que se Espatifará no Planeta Terra no Ano de 2019
(Producer)
Piquenique no Castelo
(Production Assistant)
Zombio 2
(Associate Producer)
The Enjoyment of the Avacalho
(Producer)