William Ashurst

William Ashurst

Lead Director / 25 yrs

Oslo, Norway

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Director

Bukkene Bruse på Badeland (2023)

Director

Kutoppen - På sporet (2023)

Director

Jul på KuToppen (2020)

Key Animator

Ella Bella Bingo (2020)

Animation Director

Cattle Hill (2018)

Director

Anchors Up (2017)

Animator

Richard the Stork (2017)

Character Animator

Knutsen & Ludvigsen og den fæle Rasputin (2015)

Layout Artist

Pelle Politibil på sporet (2014)

Layout Artist

Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash (2013)

Animator

Twigson Ties the Knot (2010)

Animator

Kurt Turns Evil (2008)

Animator

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (2006)

Director

Elias og Storegaps Hemmelighet

Work History

  • Director

    Expanse

    January 2024 - February 2025

  • Director

    Qvisten Animation

    September 2019 - December 2023
    Oslo, Norway

    Directing

  • Director - Animation Director

    Qvisten Animation

    August 2017 - April 2019
    Oslo Area, Norway

  • ANIMANDO AS

    Director

    May 2013 - May 2017
    Olso

    Series Director for 52 x 11 minute episodes of ELIAS and THE RESCUE TEAM ADVENTURES. Due to air on NRK Spring 2014

  • GIMPVILLE

    Gimpville

    February 2013 - May 2013
    Oslo Area, Norway

    BENDIK OG MONSTERET. Short film
    Adaptation of Arne Svingen´s Book. Directed by Frank Mosvold.

  • QVISTEN AS

    Qvisten Animation

    2008 - 2012
    Oslo Area, Norway

    2008 KURT BLIR GRUSOM Feature film
    Senior Keyframe animator./ 3DLayout Artist

    2009 PELLE POLITIBIL GÅR I VANNET Feature
    Senior Keyframe animator/ 3D layout

    2010
    KNERTEN GIFTER SEG. SFX
    Supervising animator

    2011 - 2012
    PELLE POLITIBIL PÅ SPORET Feature
    Senior animator/3D layout

    Winner of Best Childrens film Amanda awards 2013

  • Filmkameratene AS

    Filmkameratene AS

    January 2009 - 2011
    Oslo Area, Norway

    2009 -2010 ELIAS OG JAKTEN PÅ HAVETS GULL. Feature.
    Senior animator/ 3D layout/seq director

    Winner of Best Childrens film Amanda awards 2011

    2010 - 2011 BLEKKULF. Animated TV series NRK 26 x 7 minutes
    Layout artist/senior animator/design and colouring.

  • FUNCOM

    Funcom

    2005 - 2008

    Senior animator on titles such as DREAMFALL, CONAN and THE SECRET WORLD, also DEATH PITS.

  • Co creator

    King Arthur's Disasters

    2005 - 2008

    Co creator along with Paul Parkes. 26 x 26 minute episodes broadcast on Citv from 11 April 2005 to 1 February 2006. International Broadcast on Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and Boomerang.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur's_Disasters

    BAFTA nomination for best Animation 2006
    BAA nomination best animated series 2006

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Education

  • Post grad in Animation

    Central Saint Martins

    1998 - 1999

  • Ba Honours in Animation

    University of the West of England

    1995 - 1998