Jan Van Rijsselberge

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), 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. Rijsselberge is currently Studio 100's creative director, working primarily at their Paris office. 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!.

Rijsselberge was a loyal friend of French animator, storyboard artist and filmmaker Olivier Jean-Marie.

Filmography Year(s) Production Role 1997–1999 Animal Crackers Animation supervisor 2000 The Baskervilles Designer 2001–2002 X-DuckX Creator 2002 Spaced Out Designer 2003–2004 Ralf the Record Rat Creator, designer Cosmic Cowboys Creator, designer, credited as Eddy Marx 2004 Potatoes and Dragons Creator, designer Delta State Designer 2004–2005 Woofy Designer 2005–2008 Robotboy Creator 2005 Zombie Hotel Creator, designer 2006 SantApprentice Creator, designer 2007 Hairy Scary Creator, designer 2008–2009 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 2021–2022 The Smurfs Production consultant (season 1) 2023 Sunnyside Billy Creator

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