Santa's Apprentice (2010)

L'apprenti Père Noël (original title)

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G
1h 20min
Animation, Comedy
20 Dec 2015 (USA)
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Santa doesn't want to retire, but rules are rules and he must train someone to replace him. The lucky winner, to be chosen from among millions of children, must be named Nicholas, be an orphan and have a pure heart. On the other side of... See more »

Directors:

Luc Vinciguerra, Paulette Victor Lifton

Writer:

Alexandre Reverend

Stars:

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations.
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Gabe as Nicolas Grincroch in Weinstein Company animated film "Santa's Apprentice".

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Cast

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	Julie Gayet	...	La mère de Félix (voice)
	Jean-Pierre Marielle	...	(voice)
	Lorànt Deutsch	...	Randolph (voice)
	Bruno Salomone	...	(voice)
	Pierre-François Martin-Laval	...	Edgar (voice)
	Didier Brice	...	(voice)
	Benoît Allemane	...	Le Père Noël (voice)
	Nathan Simony	...	Nicolas (voice)
	Daniela Duspara	...	Child (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Fabiana Arrastia	...	Mrs. Palmer / Little Girl #1 / Elf (voice)
	Robert Cait	...	Felix's Dad / Absent Minded Santa / Insane Santa / Constable Gallagher (voice)
	Max Cullen	...	Humphrey (voice)
	Gabe Eggerling	...	Grincroch / Little Boy (voice)
	Holly Fraser	...	Felix (voice)
	Sam Fraser	...	Child (voice)
	Bailey Gambertoglio	...	Little Beatrice (voice)
	Mary Pat Gleason	...	Beatrice Lovejoy (voice)
	Delta Goodrem	...	Little Beatrice (voice)
	Shane Jacobson	...	Santa (voice)
	Chris Leaney	...	Elf / Reindeer (voice)
	Shardyn Fahey Leigh	...	Grincroch (voice)
	Paulette Victor Lifton	...	Elf / Little Girl #2 (voice) (as Paulette Lifton)
	Andy Morris	...	Humphrey (voice)
	Georgie Parker	...	Mrs. Poulmer (voice)
	Cristina Pucelli	...	Felix (voice)
	Line Renaud	...	Solange Folichon (voice)
	Salli Saffioti	...	Felix's Mom / Elf (voice)
	Cole Sand	...	Nicholas (voice)
	Kristian Schmid	...	Felix's Father (voice)
	Hugh Sheridan	...	Waldorf (voice)
	Michael Sorich	...	Santa Claus / Nightmare Santa / Inspector Stevens / Contrary Santa (voice)
	Jacinta Stapleton	...	Felix's Mother (voice)
	Terrence Stone	...	Elves / Jokey Santa / Crumpy Santa / Scottish Santa / Constable Stevens / Elf (voice)
	Magda Szubanski	...	Beatrice (voice)
	Richard Tatum	...	Waldorf (voice)
	Jack Versace	...	Nicholas (voice)

Directed by

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Luc Vinciguerra
Paulette Victor Lifton	...	(voice director) (as Paulette Victor-Lifton)

Written by

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Alexandre Reverend

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Produced by

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Clément Calvet	...	producer
Christian Davin	...	executive producer
Sandra Gross	...	producer
Yoram Gross	...	producer
Ross Murray	...	executive producer
Avrill Stark	...	executive producer / producer
Rebecca Tolliday	...	line producer
Paul Young	...	executive producer

Music by

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Nerida Tyson-Chew

Editing by

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Céline Kélépikis

Editorial Department

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Devin Concannon	...	post production executive
Matt Perry	...	additional editor

Casting By

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Marianne Jade
Paulette Victor Lifton	...	(as Paulette Victor-Lifton)

Art Direction by

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Richard Despres

Production Management

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Tanguy Olivier	...	production manager
Annelyse Vieilledent	...	production manager

Art Department

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Olivier Brut	...	key background painter
Baptiste Lucas	...	head of background design
Marco Martis	...	background paint supervisor
Elmer Roa Medina	...	Color Manager
Stefano Scapolan	...	background artist

Sound Department

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Christophe Burdet	...	foley artist
James Ezra	...	dialog recordist
James Gallivan	...	dialogue editor
Paulette Victor Lifton	...	adr supervisor (as Paulette Victor-Lifton) / supervising sound editor (as Paulette Victor-Lifton)
Paul Mason	...	sound editor
Sal Ojeda	...	sound effects editor
Jamison Rabbe	...	adr mixer
Arnaud Roy	...	sound designer
Genoveva Winsen	...	adr editor

Visual Effects by

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Daryl Peninton

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fx artist (creditOnly)

Animation Department

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Tim Andrews	...	assistant animator
Michael Badman	...	animator
Richard Bailey	...	animator
Deborah Cameron	...	animator
Jerome Hiram Co	...	animator (as Jerome Co)
Elise Deglau	...	CG support
Ian Harrowell	...	animation director
Dawn Lau	...	animator
Justin Lovell	...	animator
Richard Mithouard	...	layout artist
Jocelyn Sy	...	character animator
Marie Thorhauge	...	background painter
Rizaldy Valencia	...	animator
Donald Walker	...	animator
Marc Wasik	...	character lead

Music Department

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Quentin Boniface	...	music supervisor
William Boston	...	orchestrator
Paul Chew	...	music preparation supervisor / music recording engineer
Chris Doherty	...	music recording engineer
Rossano Galante	...	orchestrator
Steven Gizicki	...	music consultant
Arthur H.	...	musician: singer
Coralie Hartl	...	orchestra contractor
Phillip Hartl	...	concertmaster
Marine Ilharragorry	...	music clearances
Michael Morgan	...	music recording engineer & mixer
Milton Nelson	...	orchestrator
Larry Rench	...	orchestrator
The Studio Orchestra of Sydney	...	musician
Nerida Tyson-Chew	...	conductor / music producer / musician / orchestrator
Jessica Wells	...	music preparation

Additional Crew

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Jérémie Fajner	...	head of business & legal affairs
Marie-Pierre Ferrand	...	production administration
Michael O'Brien	...	head of production
Michael Pattison	...	senior production coordinator
Matt Perry	...	story consultant
Avital Siegel	...	production executive
Jeni Sistrom	...	composer's assistant

Production Companies

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Gaumont-Alphanim (co-production)
Avrill Stark Entertainment (co-production)
Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board (with the participation of)
Cartoon Saloon
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (with the participation of)
Département de la Charente (with the participation of)
Flying Bark Productions
La Région Île-de-France (with the participation of)
Orange Cinéma Séries (with the participation of)
Région Poitou-Charentes (with the participation of)
Yoram Gross EM-TV Pty. Limited

Distributors

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Gaumont (2010) (France) (theatrical)
Monopole-Pathé (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
The Weinstein Company (2011) (United States) (theatrical)
Becker Film Group (2010) (Australia)
Cinemax (2010) (Russia) (CIS)
Discovery Kids (2012) (Brazil) (tv)
EuroVideo (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
EuroVideo (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
Odeon (2012) (Greece) (DVD)
The Weinstein Company (2010) (Canada)
The Weinstein Company (2010) (United Kingdom)
The Weinstein Company (2010) (United States)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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B-MAC (laboratory services)
Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
Studios 301 (orchestra recorded and mixed at)
Toon City Animation (animation)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Santa doesn't want to retire, but rules are rules and he must train someone to replace him. The lucky winner, to be chosen from among millions of children, must be named Nicholas, be an orphan and have a pure heart. On the other side of the planet, there is a little boy who is a perfect match, but his lack of self-confidence and fear of heights make him a poor contestant. Will Santa agree to step down, and help his apprentice take his place? Written by Gaumont-Alphanim Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	australian-fantasy christmas See All (2) »
Genres	Animation Comedy Family
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Denmark:A (TV rating) France:Tous publics Netherlands:AL Norway:A (cinema rating) South Korea:All Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) United States:G

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Santa's Apprentice (Australia, English title) Santa's Apprentice (Australia) Santa's Apprentice (Ireland, English title) Santa's Apprentice (United States) Santa's Apprentice (World-wide, English title) See more »
Runtime	80 min
Country	Australia France Ireland
Language	English French
Color	Color

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Won the special UNICEF award at the 2011 Annecy International Animation Festival in France. This prestigious award recognizes the best animation which highlights the goals of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Santa's Apprentice (2021). See more »
Quotes	Humphrey: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, Catch a reindeer by the toe. If he hollers, let him go, Eeny, meeny, miny... Moe! See more »

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