# Hans Perk

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**Hans Perk** (31 December 1961, [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam)) is a Danish–Dutch [animated film](/source/Animation) 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](/source/B%C3%B8rge_Ring), working on feature films, commercials and the short film *[Anna & Bella](/source/Anna_%26_Bella)*.[2] In 1988, he co-founded [A. Film Production](/source/A._Film_Production).[3] In 2013, he directed *[Miffy the Movie](/source/Miffy_the_Movie)*, which was nominated for several awards, and won Best Dutch Film at the [Cinekid Festival](/source/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 [1] 1986 Valhalla [a][1] 2013 Miffy the Movie 2015 Albert [1] 2017 The Incredible Story of the Giant Pear [5] 2018 Up and Away [6]

## See also

- [Karsten Kiilerich](/source/Karsten_Kiilerich)–co-founder of A. Film Production, frequent collaborator

## References

1. [Hans Perk](https://www.dfi.dk/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/person/hans-perk) at the [Danish Film Institute](/source/Danish_Film_Institute). Retrieved 1 September 2021.

1. [Hans Perk](http://www.tegnefilmhistorie.dk/97%20Biografier/Hans_Perk/HP-Tekst.htm). (in Danish). *TegneFilmHistorie.dk* – the history of Danish animated cartoons 1919–2000. (memoir). Retrieved 1 September 2021.

1. Sundholm, John, Thorsen, Isak, Andersson, Lars Gustaf, Hedling, Olof, Iversen, Gunnar, Møller, Birgir Thor (31 August 2021) "Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema". *[Scarecrow Press](/source/Scarecrow_Press)*. [p. 54](https://books.google.com/books?id=Ae4QqlUDt9wC&dq=hans+perk&pg=PA54). Retrieved 1 September 2021.

1. Zahed, Ramin (30 October 2013) ['Miffy' Movie Wins Top Prize at Cinekid Festival](https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/miffy-movie-wins-top-prize-cinekid-festival/). *[Animation Magazine](/source/Animation_Magazine)*. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

1. Ward, Sarah (19 February 2018) ['The Incredible Story Of The Giant Pear': Berlin Review](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-incredible-story-of-the-giant-pear-berlin-review/5126792.article). *[Screen Daily](/source/Screen_Daily)*. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

1. [Up and Away (Hodja fra Pjort)](https://cineuropa.org/en/film/337353/) at [Cineuropa](/source/Cineuropa). Retrieved 1 September 2021.

## Notes

1. As director of animation

## External links

- [Hans Perk](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0673853/) at IMDb

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