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Film
Niko & the way to the stars
Michael Hegner, Finland, 2008
82 min.FeatureChildren's films, Animation
| Original title | Niko - lentäjän poika |
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| Danish title | Niko og de flyvende rensdyr |
| International titles | The flight before Christmas |
| Director | Michael Hegner |
| Screenplay | Hannu Tuomainen, Marteinn Thorisson |
| Producer | Petteri Pasanen, Hannu Tuomainen, Jana Bohl, Irene Sparre Hjorthøj, Moe Honan |
| Director of Photography | Antti Ripatti |
| Editor | Per Risager |
| Sound | Salla Hämäläinen |
| Composer | Stephen McKeon |
| Casting | Moe Honan |
| Production country | Finland, Denmark, Germany, Ireland |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Biografdistribution |
| Technical info | 2233 meter, Widescreen, Dolby digital stereo |
| Danish theatrical release | 12.12.2008 |
| Cinemas | Palads, Albertslund Biograferne, Gladsaxe Bio, Værløse Bio, BioCity (Tåstrup), Kastrup Bio, Baltoppen Bio 1-2, Gentofte Kino, CinemaxX, Kinopalæet (Lyngby), Falkoner, Vanløse Bio samt 47 biografer i provinsen, inkl. Grønland |
| DFI subsidy | 60 / 40 støtte |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | A. Film |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Biografdistribution |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Michael Hegner |
| Director | Kari Juusonen |
| Technical director | Jani Kuronen |
| Technical director | Olli Rajala |
| Casting | Moe Honan |
| Voice director | Moe Honan |
| Technical director: Germany | Friedolin Dreesen |
| Technical director: Denmark | Laust Palbo Nielsen |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Hannu Tuomainen |
| Screenplay | Marteinn Thorisson |
| Extra dialogue | Mark Hodkinson |
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Production |
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| Production supervisor | Antti Haikala |
| Executive producer | Emely Christians |
| Executive producer | Anders Mastrup |
| Executive producer | Ralph Christians |
| Producer | Petteri Pasanen |
| Producer | Hannu Tuomainen |
| Producer | Jana Bohl |
| Producer | Irene Sparre Hjorthøj |
| Producer | Moe Honan |
| Co-producer | Anders Mastrup |
| Production manager | Nick Dorra |
| Production manager | Sini Lindberg |
| Production assistant | Anna Paloniemi |
| Translation | Maija Harper |
| Line producer: Germany | Viola Lütten |
| Production manager: Germany | Viola Lütten |
| Production assistant: Germany | Maite Woköck |
| Production assistant: Germany | Mark Wittkowski |
| Post-production manager: Germany | Emely Christians |
| Post-production assistant: Germany | Natalie Riewesell |
| Production supervisor: Germany | Christian Burgdorff |
| Translation: Germany | Wolfgang Neupert |
| Line producer | Lise Ann Mangino |
| Production assistant: Denmark | Charlotte Müller |
| Producer: Estonia | Kristel Toldsepp |
| Production manager: Estonia | Henri Leik |
| Translation | Søren Lampe |
| Production coordinator: Ireland | Lorraine Morgan |
| Production assistant: Ireland | Heather Mills |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Antti Ripatti |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Lighting | Jussi Dittmer |
| Lighting | markus Haverinen |
| Lighting | Jani Kuronen |
| Lighting | Francois Lorain |
| Lighting | Oliver Martiny |
| Lighting | Olli Rajala |
| Lighting | Sebastian Söderhlund |
| Lighting | Tommi Tissari |
| Lighting | Kustaa Vuori |
| Lighting | Niko Hirvonen |
| Lighting | Janne Mäkinen |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Per Risager |
| Assistant editor | Tommi Ojala |
| Online editor: Ireland | Neil McLauchlan |
| Trailer editor | Tim Hanschmidt |
| Trailer editor | Anke Höppner |
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Music |
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| Composer | Stephen McKeon |
| Sound engineer | Darran Cummins |
| Music mixer | Tim Martin |
| Orchestration | Mark Armstrong |
| Conductor | Adam Klemens |
| Sound engineer | Jan Korzmann |
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Production design |
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| Art director | Mikko Pitkänen |
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Sound |
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| Supervising sound editor | Patrick Drummond |
| Recording engineer: Germany | Christian Burgdorff |
| Vocal producer | Tine Clasen |
| Sound mixer | Kim Dalum |
| Vocal producer: Ireland | Rocci Barrett |
| Supervising sound editor: Ireland | Patrick Drummond |
| FX editor: Ireland | Chris Walsh |
| Foley editor: Ireland | Brendan Geaney |
| Dialogue editor: Ireland | Sarah Gaines |
| Foley artist: Ireland | Caoimhe Doyle |
| Foley assistant: Ireland | Jessie Mulligan |
| Foley recordist: Ireland | Jean McGrath |
| Sound mixer | John Fitzgerald |
| Sound mixer | Michaelle Cunniffe |
| Sound designer | Salla Hämäläinen |
| Sound mixer | Olli Parnanen |
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Special effects |
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| SFX supervisor | Aki Rissanen |
| SFX: Germany | Tobias Becker |
| SFX: Germany | Friedolin Dreesen |
| SFX: Germany | Garloff Langenbeck |
| SFX: Germany | Cornelius Porzig |
| SFX: Germany | Garry Runke |
| SFX: Germany | Anselm von Seherr |
| SFX supervisor: Germany | Julian Hermannsen |
| SFX director: Germany | Pierre Grage |
| SFX director: Germany | Marcus Wagenführ |
| SFX technician: Germany | Marc Langbein |
| SFX technician: Germany | Malte Lauinger |
| SFX technician: Germany | Volker Eichhorn |
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Voice |
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| Niko | Oliver Ryborg |
| Julius | Jens Jacob Tychsen |
| Wilma | Kaya Brüel |
| Sprinter | Niels Olsen |
| Stormvind | Thomas Mørk |
| Springer, Hvirvel, Torden, Lynild m.fl. | Henrik Koefoed |
| Sorte ulv | Lars Mikkelsen |
| Effie | Vicki Berlin |
| Sneblomst | Andrea Damgaard Hegner |
| Spjæt | Esben Pretzmann |
| Luna | Camilla Bendix |
| Snitte og Sneblomsts far | Peter Zhelder |
| Bedstefar | Jesper Langberg |
| Leder | Peter Zhelder |
| Rensdyrdreng | Thomas Meilstrup |
| Rensdyrdreng | Lukas Gylling Sieling |
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Visual effects |
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| Head of IT | Lasse Lunden |
| Graphic design | Maria Jäppinen |
| Graphic design | Anssi Rauhala |
| Head of IT: Germany | Elmar Behr |
| Grading: Germany | Ronney Afortu |
| Digital effects: Germany | Frank Hellmann |
| Head of IT: Denmark | Peter Egehoved |
| Matte painter | Pekka Veikkolainen |
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Animation |
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| Animation supervisor | Luca Bruno |
| Animation supervisor | Peter Bohl |
| Animation supervisor | Ludovic Savonniere |
| Character design | Mikko Pitkänen |
| Layout | Aki Martikainen |
| Layout | Antti Ripatti |
| Layout | Teemu Suersalo |
| Layout | Jyrki Kanto |
| Character design | Olli Rajala |
| Model artist | Jarkko Kainulainen |
| Model artist | Kustaa Vuori |
| Additional modelling | Tommi Tissari |
| Set modelling | Jussi Dittmer |
| Set modelling | Aki Martikainen |
| Set modelling | Sakari Hakkarainen |
| Set modelling | Antti Markkula |
| Set modelling | Jaakko Stenius |
| Character design | Teemu Auersalo |
| Character design | Jyrki Kanto |
| Character design | Laura Neuvonen |
| Character design | Kim Helminen |
| Compositor | Tommi Tissari |
| Compositor | Kustaa Vuori |
| Character design | Maria Björklund |
| Character design | Kristian Huitula |
| Character design | Kalle Kotila |
| Character design | Aiju Salminen |
| Character design: Germany | Goro Fujita |
| Character design: Germany | Heiko Hentschel |
| Character design: Germany | Malte Lauinger |
| Character design: Germany | Alexander N. Oestermann |
| Character design: Germany | Carsten Seller |
| Compositor | Ralph Apfelbaum |
| Compositor | Stephan Wagemann |
| Compositor | Thomas Wellendorf |
| Compositor | Florian Westermann |
| Character design: Denmark | Björn Pedersen |
| Character design: Denmark | Tomas Andreasson |
| Character design: Denmark | Poul Riishede |
| Character design: Denmark | Jacek Oczki |
| Set-up og rigging supervisor: Denmark | Søren Thomsen |
| Set-up og rigging assistant: Denmark | Karsten Friis Nielsen |
| Character design: Denmark | Stefan Prüss |
| Character design: Denmark | Kenneth Vandel |
| Character design: Denmark | Justin Murphy |
| Character design: Denmark | Bert Zierfuss |
| Character design: Denmark | Christian Kuntz |
| Layout: Denmark | Niels Grønlykke |
| Character design: Estonia | Svetlana Bezdomnikova |
| Character design: Estonia | Margo Busch |
| Character design: Estonia | Henri Leik |
| Character design: Estonia | Ruslan Piterja |
| Character design: Estonia | Evelin Temmin |
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