Jan Van Rijsselberge
Jan Van Rijsselberge is a creator, designer and producer from Belgium 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, 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!
Writing credits
Production | Notes | Broadcaster |
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X-DuckX |
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France 3 Fox Kids Jetix |
Spaced Out |
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France 3 |
Woofy |
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France 5 |
Potatoes and Dragons |
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ITV |
Robotboy |
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Cartoon Network France 3 |
SantApprentice |
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Starz Kids & Family YTV |
Zombie Hotel |
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CBBC Starz Kids & Family |
Maya the Bee |
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TF1 |
Dude, That's My Ghost! |
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Disney Channel |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Work | Category | Result | Reference |
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2007 | SACD Awards | N/A | Animation Award | Won |