Jannik Hastrup
Danish artist · Denmark · On the map · Writers · Born 1941 · age 85
Jannik Hastrup is a Danish writer, director, producer, illustrator and animator.
Jannik Hastrup is read about 6 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Jesper Klein Also in Benny's Bathtub and Samson & Sally
Claus Ryskjær Also in Samson & Sally and Dreaming of Paradise
Anne Marie Helger Also in Dreaming of Paradise (1987)- Flemming Quist Møller Also in Concerto Erotica and Benny's Bathtub
Otto Brandenburg Also in Benny's Bathtub and The Secret Weapon
Lisbet Dahl Also in War of the Birds and The Secret Weapon
Tommy Kenter Also in Dreaming of Paradise (1987)
Ditte Gråbøl Also in Circleen - City Mouse (1998)
Ole Thestrup Also in Cirkeline: Little Big Mouse (2004)
Per Pallesen Also in Samson & Sally and Dreaming of Paradise
Sven Wernström Also in The Thralls (1978)
Ellen Hillingsø Also in A Tale of Two Mozzies (2007)
Bent Fabric Produced Dreaming of Paradise (1987)- Per Holst Produced Benny's Bathtub (1971)
Bodil Udsen Also in Samson & Sally (1984)
Peter Frödin Also in A Tale of Two Mozzies (2007)
Berthe Qvistgaard Also in Samson & Sally and Dreaming of Paradise
Also in Français
Awards
About this person
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".