Jannik Hastrup

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-05-04 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Næstved, Denmark

Jannik Hastrup

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".

Acting

Production

1984

Samson & Sally

as Director

1984

1971

Benny's Bathtub

as Director

2007

1990

War of the Birds

as Director

1998

1987

1968

Good Morning

as Director of Photography

1978

The Thralls

as Director

1980

2005

War and Peas

as Director

1996

Tango Jalousie

as Director

2014

1988

Take Care....

as Director

1964

Concerto Erotica

as Director

1964

1993

Song of the Sea

as Director

1995

1986

1964

1978

The Thralls

as Writer

1969

Toppen og bolden

as Animation

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