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Jan Van Rijsselberge is a Belgian creator, designer and producer, who is credited on multiple animated TV series, including Robotboy , Hairy Scary and Santa's Apprentice. After getting a diploma in Animation Film Directing in Gent (Belgium), Jan Van Rijsselberge began his career as an animator and a supervisor. In 1996 he co-directed Lil' Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers . For over a decade he has been the creative director at Alphanim in Paris, where he created series such as Robotboy , Hairy Scary , X-DuckX , Zombie Hotel , Sophie, Spaced Out , Gawayn , Delta State , Matt's Monsters , Potatoes and Dragons , Ralf the Record Rat, The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog , The Baskervilles , Spencer, The Small Giant , and Santa's Apprentice . [1] Jan Van Rijsselberge is currently Studio 100's creative director, working primarily at their Paris office. [2] One of his specialties as of 2010 is taking traditional 2D animated shows such as Maya the Bee and Vicky the Viking and modernizing them for a full CG animation production. In 2013 he created the show Dude, That's My Ghost!
Year(s) | Production | Role |
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1997–2000 | Animal Crackers | Animation supervisor |
2000 | The Baskervilles | Designer |
2001–2002 | X-DuckX | Creator |
2002 | Spaced Out | Creator, designer |
2003 | Ralf the Record Rat | Creator, designer |
2003 | Cosmic Cowboys | Creator, designer |
2004 | Potatoes and Dragons | Creator, designer |
2004 | Delta State | Designer |
2004 | Woofy | Designer |
2005–2008 | Robotboy | Creator |
2005 | Zombie Hotel | Creator, designer |
2006 | SantApprentice | Creator, designer |
2007 | Hairy Scary | Creator, designer |
2008–2014 | Matt's Monsters | Creator, designer |
2009–2013 | Gawayn | Creator, designer |
2010 | The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog | Designer |
2010 | The Small Giant | Creator, designer |
2013 | Dude, That's My Ghost! | Creator, designer |
2013–2014 | Vic the Viking | Adapted by, art director |
2015–2016 | Heidi | Creator, art director, animation director |
2015–2016 | The Adventures of K3 | Art director |
2017 | Nils Holgersson | Developer |
2021–present | The Smurfs | Production consultant (season 1) |
2023 | Sunnyside Billy | Creator |
Year | Award | Work | Category | Result | Reference |
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2007 | SACD Awards | — | Animation Award | Won |