
Actor
Elio Copini
Born 1969 · Palmitos, Santa Catarina, Brasil
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.
Directed
Acting

The Leguminous Monster from Outer Space
Caçador 2 · 1995

Canibal Filmes em Um Minuto
Ele mesmo · 2025

Zombio 2
Américo Giallo · 2013

Zombio
Zumbi/Câmera (cena pós-créditos) · 1999

13 Weird Stories
(segment "A Cor que Caiu do Espaço") · 2015

Ándale!
Humanidade sem rumo · 2017

Sad Clown
Engravatado · 2005

Daddy Mangy
Possessed · 2009

The Noble Bloodsucker Politician
Nosferato · 2007

The Sweet Advance of the Knife
Crentelho 1 · 2010

Kanibaru Primitivism in the Mud of Technology
Tecnolatra · 2003

The Enjoyment of the Avacalho
Padre Karcass · 2006

Nobody Must Die
Operador de Câmera Super 8 · 2009

Chaos and Confusion
Drag Queen 1 · 1997

Queer na Srebrnym Globie
Deus Astronauta 1 · 2025

Noisy Silencers
Eggs Lady · 2024

Dementia of the Putrefact
Discípulo 2 · 2002

Piquenique no Castelo
Homem 1 · 2024

Atomic Beer
Velha 1 · 2003

Scrambled Eggs
Eggs Lady · 2024

Yorgo Constellation
Zumbi · 2025

The Colour Out of Space
Alien · 2016

Andy
Andy · 1999

A Invasão dos Canibais Independentes: editando, produzindo e trabalhando com a Canibal Filmes
Archival footage · 2022

