Jan Gissberg
Encyclopedia
Jan Gissberg is a Swedish
cartoonist
, animator
and film director
. After studying at Konstfack
in Stockholm
he started working as an animator under Stig Lasseby, and later went on to direct by himself. As a cartoonist he is most famous for drawing Rudolf Petersson's
91:an Karlsson
, and for his high production speed.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
, animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. After studying at Konstfack
Konstfack
Konstfack or University College of Arts, Crafts and Design is a university college for higher education in the area of art, crafts and design in Stockholm, Sweden.- History :...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
he started working as an animator under Stig Lasseby, and later went on to direct by himself. As a cartoonist he is most famous for drawing Rudolf Petersson's
Rudolf Petersson
Rudolf Petersson was a Swedish comic creator and the father of one of the most popular Swedish comics of all time: 91:an.-External links:*...
91:an Karlsson
91:an (comic strip)
91:an is a popular Swedish comic strip, first created in 1932 with the title En beväringsmans upplevelser och äventyr. This name soon changed to 91:an Karlsson, by Rudolf Petersson...
, and for his high production speed.
Selected filmography
- Agaton Sax and the Bykoebing Village Festival (Agaton Sax och Byköpings gästabud) (1976) (animator)
- Peter-No-Tail (Pelle Svanslös) (1981) (director together with Stig Lasseby; chief animator)
- Sjörövarfilmen (1982) (director; animator)
- Bill och hemliga Bolla (1984) (director; animator)
- Peter-No-Tail in AmericatPeter-No-Tail in AmericatPeter-No-Tail in Americat |Peter-No-Tail]], and is known in Sweden for its extremely surreal content.- Plot :Peter-No-Tail is a cat who was born without a tail. He compensates this by studying hard and, much to the dismay of his arch-rival Magnus , he receives a fancy university degree very few...
(Pelle Svanslös i Amerikatt) (1985) (director together with Stig Lasseby; layout artist) - Charlie Strap and Froggy BallCharlie Strap and Froggy Ball (film)Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball is a 1987 Swedish animated short film directed by Jan Gissberg about the two eponymous characters created by Thomas Funck...
(Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll räddar hönan) (1987) (director; animator) - Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball Flying HighCharlie Strap and Froggy Ball Flying HighCharlie Strap and Froggy Ball Flying High is a 1991 Swedish animated feature film directed by Jan Gissberg after an original script by Thomas Funck, using Funck's already well-established characters. It follows a shorter film made by the same team in 1987, Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball...
(Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll på svindlande äventyr) (1991) (director; animator)