Hans Perk Explained

Hans Perk (31 December 1961, Amsterdam) is a Danish–Dutch animated film director, animator and editor.^[1]

Early life

Hans Perk grew up first in Amsterdam, then from 1966 in Huizen, Noord Holland, and went to elementary school at the Wilhelminaschool, Bussum, and high school at the Goois Lyceum, Bussum, then studied art history at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. During his high school days he got interested in animation, especially Disney animation.

Career

In a memoir, Hans Perk recounts that in 1978 he became a student of and later assistant animator for the Danish animated film director Børge Ring.^[2] In 1988, he co-founded A. Film Production.^[3] In 2013, he directed Miffy the Movie, which was nominated for several awards, and won Best Dutch Film at the Cinekid Festival.^[4] Hans Perk lived in Denmark 1984-2019 and since 2019 lives in California, USA.

Selected filmography

Year	Film	Credited as
		Director	Editor	Animator
1983	Curse of the Pink Panther
1986	Valhalla
2013	Miffy the Movie
2015	Albert
2017	The Incredible Story of the Giant Pear		^[5]
2018	Up and Away		^[6]

See also

• Karsten Kiilerich–co-founder of A. Film Production, frequent collaborator

Notes and References

1. https://www.dfi.dk/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/person/hans-perk Hans Perk
2. http://www.tegnefilmhistorie.dk/97%20Biografier/Hans_Perk/HP-Tekst.htm Hans Perk
3. 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.
4. Zahed, Ramin (30 October 2013) 'Miffy' Movie Wins Top Prize at Cinekid Festival. Animation Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
5. Ward, Sarah (19 February 2018) 'The Incredible Story Of The Giant Pear': Berlin Review. Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
6. https://cineuropa.org/en/film/337353/ Up and Away (Hodja fra Pjort)