Jannik Hastrup

Samson is a young whale that doesn't have friends. He spends his time listening to his mother's stories about the legendary whale Moby Dick. Samson...

Samson is a young whale that doesn't have friends. He spends his time listening to his mother's stories about the legendary whale Moby Dick. Samson...

A boy explores the hidden depths of his bathtub in a grey world dominated by boring adults.

When a boy child is stolen by bears who raise him as their own, his human parents hunt the bears in despair, and the boy is faced with the dilemma of...

Dagmar the dancing mosquito has the hots for Egon. But Egon, putting love on hold, is busy achieving the ultimate sprint on his bike and wants to see...

Fagin is the bad bird of an otherwise idyllic forest. He assaults the nest of two wrens and destroys all their eggs except one that, when hatched, is...

She's back - the lovable little elf who sleeps in a matchbox on the artist's desk: and of course her playmates, too, the comical mouse couple Fredrik...

Circleen the elf girl and her comical mouse pals, Ingolf and Frederik, live under the geraniums on an artist's balcony. Their idyllic lives are...

Strit and her friends live in the future where the Earth has become so polluted that they must live underground. As legend has it, a creature that...

Collage-inspired cartoon and trick film about a man who wakes up to a world where everything is sticky: the alarm clock, the telephone, the kettle,...

A three part story about the plague, religion and revolt in Northern Europe in the period 1349 to 1542.

A story about the thrall boy Halte who is being sacrificed to the Gods after he tries to kill a rich man.

The last movie in the Thralls-trilogy.

What happened to the ugly duckling after the fairytale ended? In this animated short you will get the answer.

What happened to the ugly duckling after the fairytale ended? In this animated short you will get the answer.

A story about the fat king and his people who have plenty of food, while the animals are starving after the drought has set in. And about how the...

An elegant, visual interpretation of Jacob Gade's Tango Jalousie from 1925, which axpresses passionately the drama of jealousy. An elderly violinist...

In 1955 Count Basie and his Orchestra immortalized Vernon Duke's "April in Paris". In this animated short by Danish animation legend Jannik Hastrup...

Dizzy Gillespie's brilliant trumpet is making up to nightly mysteries in the gleam of the half-moon where two courting flamingos are dancing while a...

In this second short film in the Birdland series two birds escape and fly away to the rainbow. The story is set to the sound of "Over the Rainbow"...

»Dream a Little Dream of Me« - a duet between the fat and dangerous cat, sung by Ella Fitzgerald and the bird, sung by Louis Armstong's...

The mini beetle Mini appears in a flea circus together with Egon and Dagmar. The flea-girl Miranda bullies Mini and tricks him into interfering in...

Circleen goes on holiday to Turkey with her artist. Her chums Ingolf, Fredrik, and Viktor decide to go to see her, and stow away on board granddad's...

Circleen goes on holiday to Turkey with her artist. Her chums Ingolf, Fredrik, and Viktor decide to go to see her, and stow away on board granddad's...

World Health Organisation associated animation, which highlights the dangers of everyday activities and excess in an abstract manner.

An animated film about sex -- regarded from a more humorous point of view than usual. (DFI)

An animated film about sex -- regarded from a more humorous point of view than usual. (DFI)

Silke just loves water. She loves to bathe and to swim like a fish. As a matter of fact, she only feels fit and well when she is in the water. This...

When Hector and Elvira, a pair of young monkeys from two opposing families, fall in love, Elvira comes into possession of a secret weapon, war breaks...

Cirkeline finds a bestie with the airs of a princess, and Ingolf meets a rhinoceros who's fed up with always being the little one. They set off...

A compilation of animated shorts, by 36 animators from 36 countries. Each animator worked independently, but a single theme unites them all:...

Cirkeline finds a bestie with the airs of a princess, and Ingolf meets a rhinoceros who's fed up with always being the little one. They set off...

Africa-related animals and things are spelled and illustrated with Bent Barfod's wonderful animations. A for Africa, B for banana, C for chimpanzee,...

Hans Christian Andersen regarded from early age himself as being different. Soon he discovers he has a shadow which takes over from him and behaves...

The last movie in the Thralls-trilogy.

A story about the thrall boy Halte who is being sacrificed to the Gods after he tries to kill a rich man.

A three part story about the plague, religion and revolt in Northern Europe in the period 1349 to 1542.

This film analyzes the economic interests underpinning the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, with a particular focus on the influence of...