Director

Jannik Hastrup

Directing

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Directed movies: 21Directed series: 0All crew credits: 23

TMDB ID: 225306

IMDb ID: nm0368645

Known for: Directing

Born: May 4, 1941

Age: 84

Place of birth: Næstved, Denmark

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1964 - 2025

Years active: 62

Average TMDB rating: 7.6

Wikidata: Q3162070

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Biography

Jannik Hastrup is a Danish writer, director, producer, illustrator and animator. He is considered "Denmark's grand master of animation", as he is particularly well known for directing, animating and writing several animated films, occasionally with Flemming Quist Møller, including Benny's Bathtub, Dreaming of Paradise, Samson & Sally, War of the Birds, The Monkeys and the Secret Weapon, The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear and A Tale of Two Mozzies. He also directed, wrote and animated a number of shorts following Cirkeline the elf. He also founded his own animation studio called "Dansk Tegnefilm".

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