
Acting
Born October 17, 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.

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

Zombio 2
2013

The dead's passion
2011

Páscoa Sarnenta
2011

The Sweet Advance of the Knife
2010

Daddy Mangy
2009

Nobody Must Die
2009

The Noble Bloodsucker Politician
2007

Love on Uranus
2007

The Enjoyment of the Avacalho
2006

The Leguminous Monster from Outer Space 2
2006

Sad Clown
2005

Teresa Forever
2004

Somos a Ralé!
2004

Quadrantes
2004

Terceira Festa de Boas Vindas ao Meteoro Amigo que se Espatifará no Planeta Terra no Ano de 2019
2004

Brazilian Bukowski
2004

Olhando a Cor da Melodia de Baixo para Cima com a Cabeça Raspada Parada
2004

Atomic Beer
2003

Kanibaru Primitivism in the Mud of Technology
2003

Dementia of the Putrefact
2002

No Staging Today!
2002

Rage-O-Rama
2001

Zombio
1999

Andy
1999

Chaos and Confusion
1997

The Leguminous Monster from Outer Space
1995