The show ran for two seasons on VG’s (norwgian newspaper) website in 2009, and a collection-DVD was produced later, containing an extra episode. The web-show garnered approx. 1 million views per episode, quite unheard of in a country of 5 million people. Many also rated the show 1-6, and wrote short reviews of the show. Often with polarized results. Jan-Thomas, the real-life basis for the main character, has commented that he greatly appreciated the parody on a couple of occasions.
Plotline: A famous hair-dresser regularly turns spandex-clad super-hero, to fight his, often personal, enemies.
CREDITS
PRODUCERS: Ove Heiborg, Alexandra Chauvin, Aina Skogseid & Meghan Beaton
DIRECTORS: Anders Bye, Jesper Sundnes & Rasmus Sivertsen
YEAR: 2009
CLIENT: VGTV
TECHNIQUE: 2D/cut-out
The film premiered on the 16th of October 2009 (Norway).
The films about Twigson tells the story of Junior, a quick-witted boy who moved from the city to the country side and needed to make new friends. One day he finds the wooden twig “TWIGSON” and the imaginary, but very good friendship begins….Together they embark on small adventures.
Tough? Yes. Brave? Yes. A twig? Yes. Ordinary? Never! Because twigs like Twigson don’t grow on trees.
CREDITS
Live action produced by Paradox – Animation produced by Qvisten ORIGINAL TITLE: Knerten
ENGLISH TITLE: Twigson
PRODUCER: Finn Gjerdum and Stein B. Kvae (Paradox)
DIRECTOR: Åsleik Engmark
SCREENPLAY: Birgitte Bratseth
BASED ON: Characters by Anne-Cath Vestly
TECHNIQUE: 3D/vfx/animatronic/live action
Twigson ties the knot
Knerten gifter seg
Description
The film premiered on the 24th of September 2010 (Norway).
When Lillebror’s mother is mysteriously hurt in a biking accident, Lillebror and Twigson turn the town upside down trying to find the culprit.
CREDITS
Live action produced by Paradox – Animation produced by Qvisten ORIGINAL TITLE: Knerten gifter seg
ENGLISH TITLE: Twigson ties the knot
PRODUCER: Finn Gjerdum and Stein B. Kvae, Paradox
DIRECTOR: Martin Lund
SCREENPLAY: Birgitte Bratseth
BASED ON CHARACTERS BY: Anne-Cath Vestly
TECHNIQUE: 3D/vfx/animatronic/live action
Twigson in trouble
Knerten i knipe
Description
The film premiered on the 23rd of September 2011 (Norway).
Lillebror and his family have moved. Twigson now has a son, Tiny Twigson, and the happiness is great. But mom and dad are worried about Lillebror and the lack of any new friends. Lillebror does not care. He has Twigson and that’s all he need. The two make a deal not to have any other friends. Forever. But one day Twigson disappears without a trace.
CREDITS
Live action produced by Paradox – Animation produced by Qvisten ORIGINAL TITLE: Knerten i knipe
ENGLISH TITLE: Twigson in trouble
PRODUCER: Finn Gjerdum and Stein B. Kvae (Paradox)
DIRECTOR: Arild Østin Ommundsen
SCREENPLAY: Kristin Skogheim
BASED ON CHARACTERS BY: Anne-Cath Vestly
TECHNIQUE: 3D/vfx/animatronic/live action
Twigson the Explorer
Ekspedisjon Knerten
Description
The film premiered on the 17th of November 2017 (Norway).
Lillebror moves with Twigson and his family to the western part of Norway, but dreams of even bigger expeditions, like going to the North Pole.
CREDITS
Live action produced by Paradox – Animation produced by Qvisten ORIGINAL TITLE: Ekspedisjon Knerten
ENGLISH TITLE: Twigson the Explorer
PRODUCER: Finn Gjerdum and Stein B. Kvae (Paradox)
DIRECTOR: Andreas J. Riiser
SCREENPLAY: Jan Trygve Røyneland, Lars Kilevold
BASED ON CHARACTERS BY: Anne-Cath Vestly
TECHNIQUE: 3D/vfx/animatronic/live action
Twigson and the Sea Monster
Knerten og sjøormen
Description
The film premiered on the 3rd of July 2020 (Norway).
Twigson and Lillebror will spend their holiday on Sommerøya with Aunt Thea. Everything is ready for holiday fun with swimming, sunbathing and games, but then the two friends hear that there is a sea snake in the sea.
CREDITS
Live action produced by Paradox – Animation produced by Qvisten ORIGINAL TITLE: Knerten og sjøormen
ENGLISH TITLE: Twigson and the Sea Monster
PRODUCER: Finn Gjerdum and Stein B. Kvae (Paradox)
DIRECTOR: Tove Undheim
SCREENPLAY: Tove Undheim, Aksel Kielland and Lars Kilevold.
BASED ON CHARACTERS BY: Anne-Cath Vestly
TECHNIQUE: 3D/vfx/animatronic/live action
The film premiered on the 25th of December 2009 (Norway).
A powerful autumn storm cuts the power lines providing the small Norwegian town of Bodø with electricity. Ploddy the Police Car heroically pulls a new cable across the mountain and against the wind so the town can have light and heating back again. After finishing the job, Ploddy accidentally touches a live electric cable and is jolted by a powerful shock. Everyone in Bodø fears that the strain was too much for little Ploddy, but something wonderful happens and Ploddy returns better than ever as an electric car. Full of pure energy, Ploddy investigates the town’s missing water supply and the attempt by the Badger brothers to get rich selling bottled water during the crisis.
CREDITS
Co-produced with Neofilm
ORIGINAL TITLE: Pelle Politibil går i vannet
ENGLISH TITLE: Ploddy the Police Car makes a splash
PRODUCER: Aage Aaberge (Neofilm)
DIRECTOR: Rasmus A. Sivertsen
SCREENPLAY: Arthur Johansen
BASED ON: Characters by Åge Magnussen
TECHNIQUE: CGI
Ploddy the Police Car on the case
Pelle Politibil på sporet
Description
The film premiered on the 3rd of May 2013 (Norway).
When the beautiful nature reserve Eagle Park is opened, keeping its precious eagles safe becomes Ploddy the Police Car’s number one job. After the eagle and many other animals go missing, Ploddy needs the help of his funny otter friend, Doris, to track the disappearances. With a newly hatched baby eagle riding along under his hood, Ploddy and Doris investigate some mysterious campers in the park and crack the case!
CREDITS
Co-produced with Neofilm ORIGINAL TITLE: Pelle Politbil på sporet
ENGLISH TITLE: Ploddy the Police Car on the case
PRODUCER: Aage Aaberge and Live Bonnevie (Neofilm)
DIRECTOR: Rasmus A. Sivertsen and Rune Spaans
SCREENPLAY: Arthur Johansen
Based on a character by Åge Magnussen
TECHNIQUE: CGI
Sex and Singlesiv is yet another web-show for VGTV in the same vein as the hugely successful Fanthomas done by the same team. The main character is a fanciful caricature of the well known Norwegian politician, Siv Jensen. We join her in her pursuit of a relationsship, because she is conviced that no proper prime minister og head of a nation is single!
CREDITS
PRODUCER: Ove Heiborg
DIRECTOR: Rasmus A. Sivertsen
IDEA & SCRIPT: Anders Bye and Jesper Sundnes
YEAR: 2011
TECHNIQUE: 2D/cut-out
The film premiered the 31st of October 2008 (Norway).
One day Kurt discovers that society basically does not respect forklift operators very much. His wife is an ambitious architect. His neighbor is a medical doctor. Not even Kurt’s own kids seem to be very happy about their father’s occupation. Even if Kurt is popular among his colleagues and likes to drive a forklift, he quits his job, and starts climbing the social ladder. He wants to become a doctor, he wants to get rich, and he wants to be somebody. In the end, he even wants to become Prime Minister. But he does not have much success in any of his projects, and as time goes by, Kurt turns – evil.
CREDITS
Co-produced with Nordisk Film ORIGINAL TITLE: Kurt blir grusom
ENGLISH TITLE: Kurt turns Evil
PRODUCERS: Aage Aaberge, Cornelia Boysen (Maipo), Ove Heiborg (QA) and Thomas Heinesen
DIRECTOR: Rasmus A. Sivertsen
SCREENPLAY: Karsten Fullu
BASED ON: Characters by Erlend Loe
TECHNIQUE: CGI
This is Qvisten most awarded film. A hungry fox hunts for food on a cold winter night. On the edge of the forest he discovers a small farm. He sneaks closer to steal a snack, unaware of the Tomten who guards the farm, and is caught red-handed in the hen-coop. When the Tomten sees how hungry the fox is, he decides to share his Christmas porridge with him, as long as the fox promises to leave the animals alone.
But can an outcast fox trust anyone other than himself?
He accepts the challenge and experiences a Christmas eve filled with warmth and friendship.
CREDITS
In collaboration with The Astrid Lindgren Company and Hydralab ORIGINAL TITLE: Reven og Nissen
SWEDISH TITLE: Räven och Tomten
ENGLISH TITLE: The Tomten and the Fox
PRODUCERS: Ove Heiborg (QA), Thomas Gustafsson (Astrid Lindgren Comany), Nils Nyman
DIRECTOR: Are Austnes & Yaprak Morali
BASED ON: Book by Astrid Lindgren
TECHNIQUE: CGI & Photographed backgrounds
This short is a mix of CG characters and classical hand-drawn animation. The truly cute and quirky characters and story, were first envisioned by Norwegian illustrator Lisa Aisato. Qvisten acted as the hub of the production, with Kristin Ulseth from Maipo film directing, and Sparkle Animation in Portugal supplying the 2D-animation.
Lisa took on drawing the backgrounds herself, only later did she discover the scale of her undertaking!
The movie won best animated short at the Tribeca film festival, curated by Whoopi Goldberg
CREDITS
Co-produced with Maipo and Sparkle Animation (Portugal) ORIGINAL TITLE: Odd er et egg
ENGLISH TITLE: Odd is an Egg
PRODUCERS: Kristin Ulseth (Maipo), Fredrik Fottland (QA) and Luís da Matta Almeida
DIRECTOR: Kristin Ulseth
BASED ON: Characters by Lisa Aisato
TECHNIQUE: CG main-characters on hand-drawn background, and hand-drawn extra-characters.
Qvisten was approached by the band DDE (not to be confused with D.A.D) in 2005. Qvisten always jumps at the chance of making music videos and this time was no exception. The video depicts the band in various incarnations of other bands and artists. Can you spot them all?
The film premiered on the 4th of September 2014 (Norway).
Animation doesn’t have to be for Kids! And we surely proved this with our collaboration with artist and comic-book writer Christopher Nielsen. Based on a short comic by Nielsen, this short follows naked characters trapped in a an escalator eternally travelling downwards, into the unknown Abyss.
No one knows what lies at the top, or the bottom, but surely it must be better at the top, not at the bottom with the losers.
CREDITS
ORIGINAL TITLE: Rulletrappen
ENGLISH TITLE: The Escalator
PRODUCER: Fredrik Fottland
DIRECTOR & WRITER: Christopher Nielsen
TECHNIQUE: CGI
The very first in a series of commercials done for Nidar (a producer of confectionery) featuring the famous blue cow that represents the Norwegian classic chocolate “Stratos”. The blue cow’s very own version of MC Hammer’s well know song “U can’t touch this” became quite a hit with the audience.
CREDITS
PRODUCER: Ove Heiborg
DIRECTOR: Rasmus A. Sivertsen
CLIENT: Nidar
YEAR: 2009
TECHNIQUE: CGI
Stratos
Stratos feat. MadCon
DESCRIPTION
The famous blue cow represents the Norwegian classic chocolate “Stratos”. This time Qvisten and Nidar teamed up with the band Madcon, to create the music for this commercial and add the band members as their own characters.
CREDITS
PRODUCER: Ove Heiborg
DIRECTOR: Rasmus A. Sivertsen
CLIENT: Nidar
YEAR: 2013
TECHNIQUE: CGI
