The Little Polar Bear：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Piet De Rycker
: Thilo Rothkirch
(as Thilo Graf Rothkirch)

Writing Credits

Bert Schrickel
(screenplay) &: Thomas Wittenburg
(screenplay) &: Piet De Rycker
(screenplay): Hans de Beer
(based on the books of)

Cast

Mijail Verona
Lars: Maximilian Artajo
Robby: Jochen Busse
Kalle: Mike Krüger
Nalle: Bernd Stelter
Palle: Ingolf Lück
Mika: Vanessa Petruo
Manili: Jeanette Biedermann
Greta: Dirk Bach
Caruso: Sandro BlÃ¼mel
Pieps: Harry Rowohlt
Hippo: Adak Azdasht
Lena: Wolfgang Völz
Sopho: Barbara Adolph
GroÃmutter: Anke Engelke
Mutter EisbÃ¤r: Hans Werner Olm
1. Lemming / 2. MÃ¶we (voice): Johann KÃ¶nig
2. Lemming: Thomas Hackenberger
3. Lemming: Roberto Capitoni
4. Lemming: Frank Glaubrecht
Drago: Santiago Ziesmer
1. MÃ¶we: Frank Schaff
3. MÃ¶we: Wesley Singerman
Lars: Brianne Brozey
Robby: Michael McConnohie
Mika: Daran Norris
Brutus: Neil Kaplan
Bert: Tom Fahn
Boris: Kimberly J. Brown
Lona: RuDee Sade
Greta: Joe Ochman
Caruso: Sandy Fox
Pieps: Rebecca Forstadt
Anna: Steve Blum
Henry: Ralph Votrian
Sophocles: Mari Devon
Nina: Edie Mirman
Grandmother / Lemming 3 (voice): Joshua Seth
Lemming 1: R. Martin Klein
Lemming 2: Peter Lurie
Lemming 4: Steve Kramer
Seagull 1: Jason Spisak
Seagull 2: Robert Axelrod
Seagull 3: Steve Bulen
Additional Voices: Richard Cansino
Additional Voices: Melora Harte
Additional Voices

Produced by

Willi Geike
producer: Siegmund Grewenig
supervisor: WDR: Maya Gräfin Rothkirch
executive producer: Tony Loeser
executive producer: Motion Works GmbH: Thilo Rothkirch
producer (as Thilo Graf Rothkirch): Davy Sidjanski
supervisor: Nord-SÃ¼d Verlag: Wolfgang Wegmann
supervisor: WDR

Music by

Nigel Clarke
(music composed and produced by): Michael CsÃ¡nyi-Wills
(music composed and produced by)

Production Management

Kay Gotthilf
production supervisor: AniMagix Media AG: Gert Ludewig
manager: Animationsstudio Ludewig GmbH: Jens Meyer
manager: AniMagix Media AG: JÃ¶rn Radel
manager: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Nicola G. Wulf
digital produktion supervisor: Animationsstudio Ludewig GmbH

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Alexander Lindner
assistant director

Art Department

Assen B. Bobev
linetest: Pavel Chapovalov
linetest: Maurice Croissier
design: Hans de Beer
design: Matthias De Clercq
additional set-design: Piet De Rycker
storyboard film / storyboard supervisor: Axel Fischer
linetest: Brigitte Gabel
linetest: Antje Hagemann
design: Sylvie Lacroix
design: Alexander Lindner
design: Jose Francisco Martinez
design (as JosÃ© Martinez): Niko Meulemans
storyboard: Marco Piersma
storyboard: Detlef A. Schitto
storyboard film: Robert Tomala
design: Kris van Alphen
storyboard film: Walter van Gasse
storyboard

Sound Department

Chad Algarin
recordist: Michael Braun
dubbing sound supervisor / dubbing supervisor: Lisa Carlton
adr assistant engineer: Philipp Cassau
dubbing production manager: Christopher Corbett
sound assistant: Ryan Davis
sound editor: Barbara Hasenleder
dubbing editor / dubbing mix editor: Hubert Henle
Dolby consultant: Helmut Kowanda
sound effects: Patricia KÃ¼hl
dubbing editor: Eric Lewis
adr assistant engineer: Jaqueline Matthies
recording supervisor of dubbing: Gerry O'Riordan
sound engineer: Bob Redpath
adr supervisor (as Robert Redpath): Stefan RÃ¼del
dubbing sound engineer: Frank Schaff
director of dialogue and dubbing: Detlef A. Schitto
sound design: Ernie Sheesley
adr engineer: Gordon Suffield
adr engineer: Gregory H. Watkins
re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by

Therese Ackermann
shadow effects: Silvia Barbier
compositing: Animationsstudio Ludewig GmbH: Stefan Bauer
3d and digital visual effects: AniMagix Media AG: Elke Baulig Kaiserschote
3d and digital visual effects (as Elke Baulig): Roswitha Baumeister
shadow effects: Klaus Bauschulte
3d production: Eva Behse
highlight effects: Julia BeilfuÃ
compositing: Animationsstudio Ludewig GmbH: JÃ¶rg Bloem
shadow effects: John Costello
2d special effects animator: Jens Cruse
3d and digital visual effects: AniMagix Media AG: Mark Cumberton
2d special effects animator: Astrid Dannebohme
compositing: AniMagix Media AG: Sorcha De Francesco
2d special effects animator: Jutta Detjen
compositing: AniMagix Media AG: Alexander Dietz
systems administration: Christopher Dietz
3d and digital visual effects supervisor: AniMagix Media AG / 3d supervisor: Martine Finucane
2d special effects animator: Andrew Fletcher
3d and digital visual effects: Jan Gaudissabois
shadow effects: Karin Gehrt
shadow effects: JÃ¶rn Gollob
3d and digital visual effects: AniMagix Media AG: Julian Hermannsen
compositing: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH (as Klaus Julian Hermannsen): Michael Ho
2d special effects animator (as Mike Ho): Sebastian Hofmann
compositing: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Noel P. Kiernan
2d special effects supervisor: Marcus Kitschke
compositing: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Kirsten Kluge
shadow effects: Christoph Klyne
system administration: Michael Kolbé
shadow effects (as Michael Kolbe): Isabelle Laxa
shadow effects: Ruediger Lensing
compositing supervisor: AniMagix Media AG (as RÃ¼diger Lensing): Marc Ludewig
systems administration: Klaus Ludwig
systems administration: Orla Madden
2d special effects animator: Mariola Mann
shadow effects: Natascha Mars
compositing supervisor: Animationsstudio Ludewig GmbH: Mandy MÃ¼ller
shadow effects: Valerio Nervi
compositing: Animationsstudio Ludewig GmbH: Susanne Husted Nielsen
compositing: Animationsstudio Ludewig GmbH (as Susanne Nielsen): Steffen NÃ¶lle
3d and digital visual effects: Stefan Ottlewski
shadow effects: Claudio Pacciarella
2d special effects animator: Onur Pekdemir
3d and digital visual effects: AniMagix Media AG: JÃ¶rn Radel
3d supervisor / compositing: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Stephan Radel
system administration: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Paulo Jorge Rodrigues Marques
compositing: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Pete Rogers
compositing: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Marco RÃ¶th
compositing: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Martin Schramm
compositing: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Andrea Schula
3d and digital visual effects: AniMagix Media AG: Peter Schula
3d and digital visual effects: AniMagix Media AG: Jens Schwarz
compositing: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Annett Schwertner
shadow supervisor: Kathrin Schwertner
shadow effects: Stefanie SchÃ¶nteich
compositing: Animationsstudio Ludewig GmbH: Markus Stein
3d and digital visual effects: AniMagix Media AG: Elke Stoessel
highlight effects: HÃ¥kan Strandhag
compositing: Animationsstudio Ludewig GmbH (as Hakan Strandhag): Graham Tiernan
compositing: Animationsstudio Ludewig GmbH: Annette von Richthofen
shadow effects: Eva Wagendristel
2d special effects animator: Christiane Wegner
exposer-sheet check: Thomas Wellendorf
compositing: Animationsstudio Ludewig GmbH: Evelyn Weller
shadow effects: Bianca Wilkens
compositing: Animationsstudio Ludewig GmbH: Kay Woitas
compositing supervisor: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Ben-R. Zentek
3d and digital visual effects (as Ben-Roger Zentek)

Animation Department

Fabrizio Acquisto
layout posing (as Fabrizzio Acquisto): Selahattin Akbulut
animator: Sara Albrecht
digital background revisor: Christine Anders
in-betweener: Christian Bartz
clean-up artist: Jan Baudouin de Courtenay
animator: Darko Belevski
animator: Alena BenesovÃ¡
clean-up artist (as Alena Benesova): Nancy Bens
animator: Riccardo Benvenuti
in-betweener: Andrea BogdÃ¡n
clean-up artist: Franck Bonay
animator: Gisa Brandes
clean-up artist: Steffen Brosseit
clean-up artist (as Steffen BroÃeit): Sylvia Burghold
clean-up artist (as Peter BÃrÃ³): Alberto Campos
animator: Amaia Campos
clean-up artist: Jaime Canas
animation supervisor: Motion Works GmbH: Fabrizio Carosio
in-betweener: Michael Carroll
clean-up artist: Teresa Casanueva
background artist: Lai Kin Chang
clean-up artist: Roland Chatwin
background artist: Ghislain Cloutier
layout set-up: Flavia Confaloni
animator: Laura Confaloni
in-betweener: Francesca Conti
in-betweener: Simona Cornacchia
animator: Nina Coronato
clean-up artist (as Nina Coronata): Carlos Coronel
animator: Maurice Croissier
animator: Valentina D'Ambrosio
clean-up artist: Valentina D'Orsi
animator (as Valentina D'orsi): Gilda Dankert-Michalk
background artist: Lydia Dappen
clean-up artist: Rosangela de Araujo
clean-up artist: Paul De Blieck
animator: Matthias De Clercq
layout set-up: Jason Deegan
clean-up artist: Duna Dietzsche
background artist: Carsten Domnauer
clean-up artist: Stefan Eickhoff
clean-up artist: Rick Ellis
background artist: Alexander Erkens
in-betweener: Joke Eycken
animator: Heike Felber
background artist: Federico Ferrari
animator: Neil Fitzgibbon
animator: Erik Fokkens
background artist: Cornelia Freche
background artist: Uwe FÃ¤hrmann
in-betweener: Stefania Gallo
animation supervisor: Motion Works GmbH: Sandra Gaudi
in-betweener: Fred Gemballa
animator: Tobias Gembalski
in-betweener: GeneviÃ¨ve Goeminne
clean-up artist: Renata Golaszewska
animator: Ilaria Grieco
clean-up artist: Anja Gruner
clean-up artist: KÃ¡ri Gunnarsson
clean-up artist (as KÃ¤ri Gunnarson): Sinan GÃ¼ngÃ¶r
animator: Antje Hagemann
animator: Marcus C. Hambsch
final check: Steffi Hartmann
clean-up artist: Ilan Hatukah
animator: Roland Hauk
digital background revisor: Andreas Heinrich
background artist: Julian Hermannsen
3d animation: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH (as Klaus Julian Hermannsen): Anja Hiesener
animator: Magnus Hjerpe
animator: Anette Hoffmann
animator: Sebastian Hofmann
3d animation: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Charlotte Houwing
background artist: Michael HÃ¼binger
clean-up artist: Saskia Jannicke
clean-up artist: Csilla Jelen
clean-up artist: Flemming Jensen
animator: Joah Jensen
in-betweener: Elena Karloff
clean-up artist: Celine Kiernan
animator: Marcus Kitschke
3d animation: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Kirsten Kluge
clean-up artist: Linda Kohlbaum
in-betweener: Petra Kolitsch
background artist: Diana Kraft
clean-up artist: Franta Krejci
animator: Chris Krone
clean-up artist: Peter Kustermans
layout checking: Katrin Lahr
clean-up artist: Lorenza Lazzarini
colour models: Sean Leaning
animator: John Lee
animator: Uwe Lehmann
background artist: Maria Lippert
clean-up artist: Gillian Luna-Pluschke
background artist: Susanne Manke
background artist: Yvona MarikovÃ¡
clean-up artist: James McGinlay
animator: Luba Medekova-Klein
animator (as Lubica Medekova - Klein): Dirk Meineke
animator: Rudi Mertens
layout posing: Natalija Merzljakova
clean-up artist: JÃ¶rg Michael
final check: Mauro Minazzato
animator: Elena Miroglio
animator: Bram Mondy
layout set-up: Gilbert Monin
clean-up artist: Yaprak Morali
clean-up artist: Mario Moraro
animator: Alberto Moretti
in-betweener: Andreas My
background artist: Karl MÃ¼ssig
animator: Angelika Nagy
clean-up artist: Corinna Nickel
animator: Blanka Nosek
clean-up supervising: Garrett O'Donoghue
layout set-up (as Garrett O' Donoghue): Javier Ojuel
animator (as F. Javier Ojuel): Tom Olieslagers
layout set-up: Masud Panachi
in-betweener: Cristina Parisotto
animator: Alga Pastorelli
clean-up artist: Karin Pelte
clean-up artist: Nicoletta Persello
animator: Graziella Petrini
in-betweener: Alexander Pick
clean-up artist: Marco Piersma
animator: Sandra Pilny-Lockertsen
in-betweener (as Sandra Pilny): Andrzej Piotr-Morawski
animator (as Andrzei Piotr Morawski): Paola Piozzi
animation supervisor: Motion Works GmbH: Donata Pizzato
animator: Evgenios Plakias
animator: Helena Podlawska
clean-up artist (as Ola Podlawska): Daniela Pohl
background artist: Mirek Pojer
animator: Zita PolyÃ¡k
clean-up artist: JÃ¶rn Radel
3d animation: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Peter Rajkowski
digital background revisor: Marco Regina
animator: Vince Reilly
in-betweener: Paulo Jorge Rodrigues Marques
3d animation: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Pete Rogers
3d animation: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Alice Rossi
clean-up artist: Caroline Rowe
clean-up artist: Oliviero Ruberti
in-betweener: Karin RÃ¶ster
clean-up artist: Marco RÃ¶th
3d animation: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Julia Sand-Ilhan
background artist (as Julia Sand - Ilhan): Olivia Santoro
clean-up artist: Nadja Sasse
in-betweener: Christian Schlierkamp
clean-up artist: Ralf SchlÃ¼ter
clean-up artist (as Ralph SchlÃ¼ter): Steffen Schneider
clean-up artist: Martin Schramm
3d animation: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Heiko Schwarz
in-betweener: Jens Schwarz
3d animation: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Henning SchÃ¤rfke
clean-up artist: Matthias Sernow
animator: Sam Siahaija
animator: Steve Smith
clean-up artist: Magdalena Sorgenlos-Chrzanowska
background supervisor (as Magdalena Sorgenlos Chrzanowska): Daniel Straub
clean-up artist: Claudia Sturli
clean-up artist: Lutz Stützner
in-betweener: LÃ¡szlÃ³ SzilÃ¡gyi
background artist (as Laszlo Szilagyi): Anna TakÃ¡cs
clean-up supervising: JÃ¡nos TakÃ¡cs
clean-up supervising (as Peter TakÃ¡cs): Irene Tarticchio
in-betweener: JÃ¡nos Tikovits
animator: Robert Tomala
animator: LÃ¡szlÃ³ TÃ³th
clean-up artist (as LÃ¡szlÃ³ IstvÃ¡n TÃ³th): Kris van Alphen
animation director: Geert Van Asbrouck
layout checking: Walter van Gasse
layout supervisor (as Walter Van Gasse): Carl Van Isacker
animator (as Carl van Isacker): Fabio Vernaci
in-betweener: Pol Vierset
layout posing: Jan Vorpahl
background artist: Eva Wagendristel
animator: Konrad Weise
animator: Sabine Weisser
animation control lead: AniMagix Media AG: Martin Weller
clean-up artist: Peter Weller
animator: Annika Wirth
clean-up artist: Gillian Wood
clean-up artist: June Wright
in-betweener: Jorge Zeballos Briones
in-betweener

Casting Department

Melora Harte
adr voice casting

Editorial Department

Bettina Behrens
avid editing: Gernott Brettmann
colour timing (as Gernot Brettmann): Tobias BÃ¶hm
digital colouring: AniMagix Media AG: Seyran Cenan
digital colouring: AniMagix Media AG: Nico Cvetkov
digital colouring: AniMagix Media AG: Thomas Diesselhorst
digital filmexposer and opticals: Nadja Gotthilf
digital colouring: AniMagix Media AG: Nadia Soraya Hennrich Kock
avid editing (as Nadia Hennrich): Corinna KochendÃ¶rfer
digital colouring: AniMagix Media AG: Andreas Kuklik
avid editing assistant: Silke Langner
digital colouring: Benjamin Lehmann
digital colouring: AniMagix Media AG: Harald Lehmann
digital filmexposer and opticals: Mareike Ludewig
digital colouring: Maike Maier
digital colouring: AniMagix Media AG: Cornelia Miller
negative editor: Thora MÃ¤hlmann
digitalising: Ruth Raatz
colour timing: Gera Schlierkamp
digital colouring: AniMagix Media AG: Roland Schulz
digitalising: AniMagix Media AG: Janine SchÃ¼rmann
digital colouring: AniMagix Media AG: Chantal Seibert
digital colouring: AniMagix Media AG: Rebecca Sick
digital colouring: AniMagix Media AG: Erik Stappenbeck
35mm editing: Ipek Tasasiz
digitalising: AniMagix Media AG

Music Department

Sandy Dworniak
music supervisor: UK: Ed Ernst
music consultant: Andreas Kirnberger
music consultant: No Angels
song: "There Must Be An Angel": Robin Page
conductor: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
orchestra (as The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

Additional Crew

Klaus Bauschulte
production consultant: Comet Film GmbH: Robin Benson
translation: Nadine Bormann
production coordinator and assistant: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Michael Braun
production consultant: BB-Film GmbH: Daniela Brinkman
production coordinator and assistant: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH (as Daniela Brinkmann): Judith Buchholz
production assistant: Michael BÃ¶hme
production consultant: Mox Media GmbH: Jessica Calla
production assistant: Regina Frind
production administration: Annette Graham
production administration: Thekla Harre
production assistant: Roland Hauk
production assistant: Brigitte Jopp
production coordinator and assistant: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Janet Koster
production assistant: Steve Kramer
adr voice directing / english dialogue by: Claudia KÃ¼hn
production assistant: Lorenza Lazzarini
production coordinator: Claudia Liehr
studio coordinator: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH: Gudrun Ludewig
production assistant: Isabella Mahmood
production administration: Karin Marquard
production consultant: Mox Media GmbH: Anne-Sophie Presch-Gacon
production coordinator: 3D Animationsfabrik GmbH (as Anne-Sophie Gacon): Romy Roolf
production coordinator: Barbara Salamoun
translation: Dorothea Sander
production administration: Patrizia Mincione Scharrnbeck
production administration: Tanja TschÃ¶ke
production administration: Heike TÃ¼selmann
production assistant: Thomas Vogel
production assistant: AniMagix Media AG: Ingo Wagener
produktions coordinator: Christiane Wegner
production coordinator: Jana Wernicke
production administration: Nicola G. Wulf
digital production coordinator