Karsten Kiilerich (21 January 1955, Slagelse) is a Danish film and television director, screenwriter and animator. He is a co-founder of the Danish animation studio A. Film Production, for which he still actively works. Kiilerich has been involved in over 20 feature and short films.
Kiilerich's animated short When Life Departs (1997) was nominated for several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He was also nominated for the Robert Award for Best Screenplay for Help! I'm a Fish (2001).
Biography
Killerich was born in the town of Slagelse, Zealand on 21 January 1955. He initially worked as a school teacher.
Film career
He began his career in 1986 when he worked as an assistant animator for the film Valhalla. On 1 August 1988, Kiilerich co-founded the Danish animation studio A. Film Production alongside Stefan Fjeldmark, Jørgen Lerdan, Hans Perk and Anders Mastrup, and they continue to work closely with each other. He worked as an animator and created several of his own short films throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. His feature film debut was The Ugly Duckling and Me!, released in 2006.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Animator | |||
| 1997 | When Life Departs Når livet går sin vej |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film; nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film |
| 2001 | Help! I'm a Fish | No | Yes | No | Nominated for the Robert Award for Best Screenplay |
| 2006 | The Ugly Duckling and Me! Den grimme ælling og mig |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film debut |
| 2015 | Albert | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | The Little Vampire 3D | Yes | No | No | |
| 2018 | Up and Away Hodja fra Pjort |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2020 | Raggie Sipsik |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2023 | Panda Bear in Africa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Upcoming film |
See also
- Hans Perk–co-founder of A. Film Production, frequent collaborator
References
- ^ Karsten Kiilerich at the Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ The 71st Academy Awards | 1999. Academy Awards – Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- Bendazzi, Giannalberto (2015) "Animation: A World History: Volume III: Contemporary Times". CRC Press. ISBN 9781317519881. p. 139. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- Karsten Kiilerich. Nederlands Film Festival – filmfestival.nl. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- Sundholm, John, Thorsen, Isak, Andersson, Lars Gustaf, Hedling, Olof, Iversen, Gunnar, Møller, Birgir Thor (31 August 2021) "Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema". Scarecrow Press. p. 54. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- Smith, Neil (30 July 2001) Help! I'm A Fish (Hjælp, jeg er en fisk) (2001). BBC News. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- Milligan, Mercedes (3 November 2015) AFM: Shout! Nabs NorAm Rights for ‘Albert’. Animation Magazine. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- Wolfe, Jennifer (16 May 2014) CMG Brings ‘The Little Vampire’ to Cannes. Animation World Network. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- Jensen, Jorn Rossing (5 July 2016) Hodja from Pjort returns from a feature and a musical to animation. Cineuropa. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- Boyce, Lawrence (6 August 2020) Review: Raggie. Cineuropa. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- Abbatescianni, Davide (26 June 2021) Richard Claus and Karsten Kiilerich's Panda Bear in Africa in the works. Cineuropa. Retrieved 20 August 2021.