Movies by Jannik Hastrup
Birdland - April in Paris
In 1955 Count Basie and his Orchestra immortalized Vernon Duke's "April in Paris". In this animated short by Danish animation legend Jannik Hastrup an old lady, a cat and two birds in love experience the wonderful and love inducing spring in Paris set to the tones of Vernon Duke's classic jazz piece.
The Further Adventures of the Ugly Duckling
What happened to the ugly duckling after the fairytale ended? In this animated short you will get the answer.

Song of the Sea
Silke just loves water. She loves to bathe and to swim like a fish. As a matter of fact, she only feels fit and well when she is in the water. This is because she has an eczema which makes her skin itch. Her father and mother are worried about her and take her to the doctor. But strange things happen, and a dolphin, a dog and an old, long ago deceased pirate-grandfather emerges in the story. This is because Silk is not like other children - especially not when she hears the song from the sea.
Birdland - Over the Rainbow
In this second short film in the Birdland series two birds escape and fly away to the rainbow. The story is set to the sound of "Over the Rainbow" played by legendary jazz pianist Art Tatum.

Mini and the Mozzies
The mini beetle Mini appears in a flea circus together with Egon and Dagmar. The flea-girl Miranda bullies Mini and tricks him into interfering in Dagmar's line dancing, making her fall and sprain her foot. Deeply ashamed, Mini runs away and meets a gang of robbers. The brutal beetle, Basse, who orders Mini to break into the bees' honey stock, leads the gang. However, the bee-soldiers catch him, and he is sentenced to life-long hard labour. Meanwhile, Miranda regrets her bullying of Mini and together with Mini, who has managed to escape, and...