Elio Copini

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1969-10-17

Deathday 2024-05-28 (54 years old)

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.

Known For

Producer

2024
Piquenique no Castelo

as Production Assistant

2017
Ándale!

as Producer

2016
The Colour Out of Space

as Production Assistant

2013
Zombio 2

as Associate Producer

2004
Quadrantes

as Executive Producer

2004
Mike Guilhotina

as Producer

2003
Atomic Beer

as Executive Producer

2002
2001
Carniça

as Producer

Director

2008
The Whore with the Chainsaw

as Assistant Director

2003
Atomic Beer

as Assistant Director

Costume & Make-Up

Crew

2001
Relembre da Carne

as Lighting Camera