Kaspar Jancis

Born

1975-05-08

Birthplace

Tallinn, Harju District, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Harju County, Estonia]

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).