A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 24, 2021
Original Title:
A Boy Called Christmas
Alternate Titles:
Dječak zvan Božić
Gutten som ble julenissen
Genres:
Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Production Companies:
Blueprint Pictures
StudioCanal
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 10 CZ: 7+ DE: 6 DK: 7 ES: 7 FR: U GB: PG GR: 7+ IE: PG JP: G KR: ALL NL: 9 PL: 7 RO: AP SG: PG TH: P US: PG
Runtime: 104
An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible…
Animation Director:
Marcus Armitage
Art Direction:
Guy Bradley
Julia Dehoff
Radek Hanák
Seeta Lingam
Magdalena Novakova
Stephen Swain
Kiera Tudway
Petr Zizala
Assistant Art Director:
Lili Lea Abraham
Sarah Ginn
Laura Gurney
Author:
Matt Haig
Co-Producer:
Celia Duval
Compositing Lead:
Wouter Gilsing
Costume Design:
Ruth Myers
Costume Supervisor:
Hana Kučerová
Jennifer Lander
Digital Compositor:
David Mir
Director:
Gil Kenan
Director of Photography:
Zac Nicholson
Editor:
Richard Ketteridge
Peter Lambert
Executive Producer:
Ron Halpern
Matt Haig
Didier Lupfer
Dan MacRae
Joe Naftalin
Ol Parker
Ben Knight
Diarmuid McKeown
Line Producer:
Vaclav Mottl
Makeup Designer:
Graham Johnston
Original Music Composer:
Dario Marianelli
Producer:
Sharon Titmarsh
Graham Broadbent
Peter Czernin
Production Design:
Gary Williamson
Set Costumer:
Martin Sobek
Set Decoration:
Holly Thurman
Set Designer:
Natálie Kalendová
Natascha Matzat
Miroslav Pazdera
Sound Designer:
Ben Barker
Glenn Freemantle
Sound Effects Editor:
Nick Freemantle
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Andrew Caller
Brendan Nicholson
Supervising Art Director:
James Price
Kevin Woodhouse
VFX Artist:
Alexander T.H. Browne
Daniel Hazeltine
Visual Effects Coordinator:
Patrick Allen
Visual Effects Producer:
Joanna Nodwell
Ali Griffiths
Visual Effects Supervisor:
Glen Pratt
Stuart Penn
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