Kurt Turns Evil is a 2008 animated children's film directed by Rasmus A. Sivertsen—in his directorial debut as sole director—from a screenplay by Per Schreiner and Karsten Fullu, based on the 1995 book of the same name by Erlend Loe. A co-production between the Danish Nordisk Film and Norwegian Qvisten Animation, Kurt Turns Evil was produced by Cornelia Boysen and Ove Heiborg. It was released in Norway on 31 October 2008 and grossed $902,697.