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{{Infobox person
| name             = Rasmus A. Sivertsen
| image            = Nordiske Mediedager 2010 - Thursday - NMD 2010 (4583713998) (cropped).jpg
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| caption          = Sivertsen in 2010 promoting ''Fanthomas'' 
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1972|8|26}}
| birth_place      = [[Inderøy Municipality]], [[Nord-Trøndelag]], Norway
| years_active     = 2001–present
| occupation       = {{hlist|Film director|editor|producer|animator|television director}}
| works            = 
}}
'''Rasmus Andre Sivertsen'''<ref name="Fanthomas">[https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/fanthomas-pa-alle-skjermer-1.6611487 Fanthomas på alle skjermer], 15 May 2009. (in Norwegian). [[NRK]]. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref> (26 September 1972, [[Inderøy Municipality]]) is a Norwegian [[film director]], [[film editing|editor]], [[film producer|producer]], [[animator]] and former [[television director]]. He is a co-owner of film production company [[Qvisten Animation]].

== 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 [[Captain Sabertooth|titular franchise]].<ref name="NFI2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131113101708/http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/search/Person?key=38604 Rasmus A. Sivertsen]. [[Norwegian Film Institute]]. Archived from the [http://www.nfi.no/english/norwegianfilms/search/Person?key=38604 original] on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref> 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<ref name="NFI'9">[https://www.nfi.no/eng/about-us/facts-figures/_/attachment/download/e69b9061-5d58-4455-adf3-3c8f0deec2a0:d4f8f72de1d177be8d17775393ddc0e7912920d7/Facts%20&%20Figures%202010.pdf Facts & Figures 2010]. [[Norwegian Film Institute]]. p. 3. Retrieved 20 January 2022.</ref><ref name="Box Office">[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1600529/ Pelle Politibil Går I Vannet] at [[Box Office Mojo]], an [[IMDb]] company. Retrieved 20 January 2022.</ref> and $2,102,960 from 158,029 admissions respectively.<ref name="NFI'13"/>

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.<ref name="Montages"/>

== Filmography ==
=== Feature films ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Credit
! Ref
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Captain Sabertooth]]''<br>''Kaptein Sabeltann''
| Co-director
| <ref name="NFI2"/><ref name="Montages2"/>
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Kurt Turns Evil]]''<ref>[https://cineuropa.org/en/film/94344/ Kurt turns Evil (Kurt blir grusom)] at ''Cineuropa'' – the best of European cinema. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref><br><small>''Kurt blir grusom''</small>
| Director
| <ref>Kjørholt, Dag (4 June 2008) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080605164054/https://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/film/article2464635.ece Kurt blir grusom på film]. (in Norwegian). ''[[Aftenposten]]''. Archived from the [https://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/film/article2464635.ece  original] on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref>
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash]]''<br><small>''Pelle Politibil går i vannet''<ref>[https://www.nb.no/filmografi/show?id=816918 Pelle Politibil går i vannet]. (in Norwegian). Filmografi – [[National Library of Norway]]. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref></small>
| Director
| <ref>Eidsvåg, Terje (7 January 2010) [https://www.adressa.no/kultur/film/filmanmeldelser/article1429154.ece Endelig flyter Pelle]. (in Norwegian). ''[[Adresseavisen]]''. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Ploddy the Police Car on the Case]]''<br><small>''Pelle Politibil på sporet''<ref name="NFI'13"/></small>
| Director
| <ref name="NFI'13">[https://www.nfi.no/eng/about-us/facts-figures/_/attachment/download/d0390d43-bc20-46e5-969c-7c7ca381edc6:993a3c13cd1769a8c2cbf86aea4651adb0b3b808/Facts%20&%20Figures%202013.pdf Facts & Figures 2013]. Norwegian Film Institute. p. 4. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.nb.no/filmografi/show?id=1330091 Pelle Politibil på sporet]. (in Norwegian). Norsk filmografi – [[National Library of Norway]]. Retrieved 18 December 2021.</ref>
|-
| ''[[Louis & Luca and the Snow Machine]]''<ref>[https://cineuropa.org/en/film/246760/ Solan and Ludvig: Christmas in Pinchcliffe (Solan og Ludvig – Jul i Flåklypa)] at ''Cineuropa'' – the best of European cinema. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref><br><small>''Solan og Ludvig – Jul i Flåklypa''<ref name="Montages"/></small>
| Director
| <ref name="Montages">Nordengen, Eivind M. (29 November 2018) [https://montages.no/2018/11/analysen-manelyst-i-flaklypa-2018/ Analysen: Månelyst i Flåklypa (2018)]. (in Norwegian). ''{{ill|Montages.no|no}}''. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[Louis and Luca – The Big Cheese Race]]''<ref>[https://cineuropa.org/en/film/302790/ Louis and Luca – The Big Cheese Race (Solan og Ludvig – Herfra til Flåklypa)] at ''Cineuropa'' – the best of European cinema. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref><br><small>''Solan og Ludvig – Herfra til Flåklypa''<ref name="Montages"/></small>
| Director
| <ref name="Montages"/>
|-
| ''[[Two Buddies and a Badger]]''<br><small>''Knutsen & Ludvigsen og den fæle Rasputin''</small>
| Director
| <ref name="NFI1">[https://www.nfi.no/eng/film?name=two-buddies-and-a-badger&id=287 Two Buddies and a Badger] at the Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref>
|-
| 2016
| ''[[In the Forest of Huckybucky]]''<ref>[https://cineuropa.org/en/film/319319/ In the Forest of Huckybucky (Dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen)] at ''Cineuropa'' – the best of European cinema. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref><br><small>''Dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen''</small>
| Director
| <ref>Åbergsjord, Ingrid (20 December 2016) [https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/GRLz6/dyrene-i-hakkebakkeskogen-hoeydepunktet-er-aa-hoere-wenche-myhre-i-r «Dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen»: - Høydepunktet er å høre Wenche Myhre i rollen som Bestemor Skogmus]. (in Norwegian). ''Aftenposten''. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon]]''<ref>[https://cineuropa.org/%5Cfilm/365637/ Louis & Luca - Mission to the Moon (Solan & Ludvig - Månelyst i Flåklypa)] at ''Cineuropa'' – the best of European cinema. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref><br><small>''Månelyst i Flåklypa''<ref name="Montages"/></small>
| Director
| <ref name="Montages"/>
|-
| ''[[Cattle Hill]]''<br><small>''KuToppen''</small>
| Executive producer
| <ref>[https://www.ht.no/nyheter/2019/09/24/Harstadværing-med-på-å-lage-barnefilm-–-Filmbransjen-frister-20018191.ece Harstadværing med på å lage barnefilm: – Filmbransjen frister], 24 September 2019. (in Norwegian). ''[[Harstad Tidende]]''. Retrieved 18 December 2021. (subscription required)</ref><ref>[https://cineuropa.org/film/386647/ Cattle Hill (KuToppen)] at ''Cineuropa'' – the best of European cinema. Retrieved 18 December 2021.</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Captain Sabertooth and the Magic Diamond]]''<ref>Clarke, Cath (13 May 2020) [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/may/13/captain-sabertooth-and-the-magic-diamond-review-pirates-on-autopilot Captain Sabertooth and the Magic Diamond review – pirates on autopilot]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref><br><small>''Kaptein Sabeltann og den magiske diamant''<ref name="Montages2">Bjarnason, Atli (6 January 2021) [https://montages.no/2021/01/analysen-kaptein-sabeltann-og-den-magiske-diamant-2019/ Analysen: Kaptein Sabeltann og den magiske diamant (2019)]. (in Norwegian). ''Montages''. Retrieved 13 December 2021.</ref></small>
| Director
| <ref name="Montages2"/>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Just Super]]''<br>''Helt Super''
| Director
| 
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Spermageddon]]''
| Co-director
|
|}

=== Television shows ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Episodes
! Ref
|-
| 1998
| ''Lisa''
|
|
|-
| 2007
| ''KuToppen''
|
|
|-
| 2009
| ''Fanthomas''
|
|
|-
|}

=== Additional ===
*[[Fanthomas]], director for 2D cartoon comedy series

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|nm1302411}}
*[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rasmus_a_sivertsen Rasmus A. Sivertsen] at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
*[https://www.dfi.dk/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/person/rasmus-sivertsen Rasmus A. Sivertsen] at the [[Danish Film Institute]] (in Danish)
*[https://cineuropa.org/en/filmography/135415/ Rasmus A. Sivertsen] at ''Cineuropa''

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[[Category:Norwegian film editors]]
[[Category:1972 births]]
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