Rasmus A. Sivertsen

Rasmus Andre Sivertsen^[1] (26 September 1972, Inderøy Municipality) is a Norwegian film director, editor, producer, animator and former television director. He is a co-owner of film production company Qvisten Animation.

Rasmus A. Sivertsen
Sivertsen in 2010 promoting Fanthomas
Born	(1972-08-26)August 26, 1972 Inderøy Municipality, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
Occupations	Film director editor producer animator television director
Years active	2001–present

Life and career

Rasmus Andre Sivertsen was born on 26 September 1972 in Inderøy Municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. He studied animation at Volda University College in Møre og Romsdal and graduated in 1995. He made his directorial debut in 2001 with the short film Guggen - The Big Cheese, and made his feature film directorial debut as a co-director of Captain Sabertooth (2003), based on the titular franchise.^[2] In 2008, he directed Kurt turns Evil for Qvisten Animation, and later directed two films based on the Pelle Politibil children's character, known as Ploddy in English dubbed media: Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash (2009) and Ploddy the Police Car on the Case (2013). In Norway, the films grossed $1,524,396 from 120,816 admissions^[3][4] and $2,102,960 from 158,029 admissions respectively.^[5]

Sivertsen directed a trilogy of films based on the characters from Kjell Aukrust's Flåklypa universe, with Solan and Ludvig (named Louis and Luca in English dubbed media) being the principal focus of the films. The first film, Solan and Ludvig: Christmas in Pinchcliffe, was released in 2013 and grossed $12,313,639 internationally. The second film Louis and Luca – The Big Cheese Race, was released in 2015, and received 241,472 admissions in Norwegian cinemas. The final film Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon, was released in 2018, and grossed $4,838,873 from 422,796 admissions, making it the second highest-grossing film in Norway of that year. All three films received positive reviews, with praise particularly aimed at the films' humour and animation, but with criticisms focused on their conventionality.^[6]

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Film	Credit	Ref
2003	Captain Sabertooth Kaptein Sabeltann	Co-director	[2][7]
2008	Kurt Turns Evil[8] Kurt blir grusom	Director	[9]
2009	Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash Pelle Politibil går i vannet[10]	Director	[11]
2013	Ploddy the Police Car on the Case Pelle Politibil på sporet[5]	Director	[5][12]
	Louis & Luca and the Snow Machine[13] Solan og Ludvig – Jul i Flåklypa[6]	Director	[6]
2015	Louis and Luca – The Big Cheese Race[14] Solan og Ludvig – Herfra til Flåklypa[6]	Director	[6]
	Two Buddies and a Badger Knutsen & Ludvigsen og den fæle Rasputin	Director	[15]
2016	In the Forest of Huckybucky[16] Dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen	Director	[17]
2018	Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon[18] Månelyst i Flåklypa[6]	Director	[6]
	Cattle Hill KuToppen	Executive producer	[19][20]
2019	Captain Sabertooth and the Magic Diamond[21] Kaptein Sabeltann og den magiske diamant[7]	Director	[7]
2022	Just Super Helt Super	Director
2024	Spermageddon	Co-director

Television shows

Year	Show	Episodes	Ref
1998	Lisa
2007	KuToppen
2009	Fanthomas

Additional

• Fanthomas, director for 2D cartoon comedy series