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. Retrieved 13 December 2021. (26 September 1972,

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) is a Norwegian

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, producer,

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and former

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. He is a co-owner of film production company Qvisten Animation.

Life and career

Rasmus Andre Sivertsen was born on 26 September 1972 in

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county, Norway. He studied

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and graduated in 1995. He made his

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in 2001 with the short film ''Guggen - The Big Cheese'', and made his

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directorial debut as a co-director of ''

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on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2021. 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: ''

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'' (2009) and '' Ploddy the Police Car on the Case'' (2013). In Norway, the films grossed $1,524,396 from 120,816 admissionsFacts & Figures 2010

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company. Retrieved 20 January 2022. and $2,102,960 from 158,029 admissions respectively. Sivertsen directed a

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of films based on the characters from

Kjell Aukrust Kjell Aukrust (19 March 1920 – 24 December 2002) was a Norwegian author, poet, artist and humorist. Aukrust is principally known for his Flåklypa stories and Flåklypa drawings. Personal life Aukrust was born in Alvdal Municipality in Hed ...

Flåklypa ''The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix'' () is a 1975 Norwegian stop-motion-animated sports film directed by Ivo Caprino. It is based on characters from a series of books by Norwegian cartoonist and author Kjell Aukrust. It is the most widely seen Norwegi ...

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 ''Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon'' () is a 2018 Norwegian stop motion animated film directed by Rasmus A. Sivertsen from a screenplay by Karsten Fullu, based on the characters by Kjell Aukrust.

'', 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.

Filmography

Feature films

Television shows

Additional

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References

External links

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