When Santa Fell to Earth

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Oliver Dieckmann

Writing Credits

Benjamin Biehn
(script) &
Robin Getrost
(script) &
Uschi Reich
(script)
Cornelia Funke
(based on the novel by)

Cast

Alexander Scheer
Niklas Julebukk
Noah Kraus
Ben Schuster
Mercedes Jadea Diaz
Charlotte Blumenfeld
Jessica Schwarz
Lena Schuster
Fritz Karl
Fred Schuster
Volker Lechtenbrink
Waldemar Wichteltod
Christine Urspruch
Engel Matilda
Charly Hübner
Engel Emmanuel
Grace Simon
Patricia Blumenfeld
Paul Alhäuser
Mike
Tamino Wecker
Jonas
Eric Evers
Chris
Annette Paulmann
Frau Hörnchen
Angela Mögele
Verkäuferin
Fabian Kraus
Vater Mike
Robert Schenker
Grauer Mann
Erhard Brem
Grauer Mann
Matthias Werner
Grauer Mann
Zebra Stelzentheater
Nussknacker
Rolf Kassalicky
Nussknacker
Rufus Beck
Fliegenbart (Kobold)
Konrad Wipp
Kleckerbart (Kobold)

Produced by

Wilfried Ackermann
co-producer (as Dr. Wilfried Ackermann)
Ewerhard Engels
associate producer
Gabriele Heuser
executive producer: ZDF
Bernd Krause
producer
Uschi Reich
producer
Jörg von den Steinen
executive producer: ZDF
Irene Wellershoff
executive producer: ZDF

Music by

Niki Reiser
Péter Wolf

Cinematography by

Alexander Fischerkoesen

Editing by

Christian Nauheimer

Casting By

An Dorthe Braker

Production Design by

Maximilian Lange

Art Direction by

Hucky Hornberger
Heike Lange

Set Decoration by

Doris Dreyer

Costume Design by

Andrea Spanier

Makeup Department

Silke Dotzauer
additional makeup artist
Tatjana Luckdorf
makeup artist
Astrid Mariaschk
additional makeup artist
Veronika Tober
makeup artist

Production Management

Dirk Engelhard
production manager
Anja Gießing
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Olaf R. Benold
first assistant director / second unit director
Jochen Gosch
first assistant director
Nadine Schnappinger
second assistant director

Art Department

Andrea Basse Lüsebrink
assistant production designer
Felix Deka
carpenter
Nils Eckhardt
storyboard artist
Katuosha Gazayeri
art department trainee
Kersten Grossmann
stand-by props
Manfred Harth
assistant property master: outdoor
Thomas Höltzel
property master: outdoor
Verena Kaupert
assistant property master
Peter Mühl
carpenter
Sandro Pressel
carpenter
Philipp Rothhaas
prop driver
Andreas Scharlach
prop driver
Jens Westermann
set constructor

Sound Department

Jochen Graf
boom operator
Veronika Hlawatsch
sound designer
Philipp Kemptner
foley recordist / sound effects editor
Bernhard Maisch
re-recording mixer
Johannes Paiha
sound
Andreas Schneider
foley artist
Achim Strommenger
boom operator: Cologne
Hank Trede
sound: Cologne (as Henk Trede)
Bernhard Vogl
adr recordist

Special Effects by

Wolfgang Jäger
special effects technician
Angel Pedro Martinez
flying effects

Visual Effects by

Michaela Braun
team-assistenz: ScanlineVFX
Timm Dapper
lead td: ScanlineVFX
Marco Aurélio Engelmann Santos
compositing artist: ScanlineVFX (as Marco Engelmann Santos)
Urs Franzen
compositing artist: ScanlineVFX
Andreas Gebauer
compositing artist: ScanlineVFX
Andrea Geiger
compositing artist: ScanlineVFX
Lena Gieseke
pipeline td: ScanlineVFX
Jan Glöckner
compositing artist: ScanlineVFX
Markus Hagemeier
vfx editor: ScanlineVFX
Carla Heinzel
rigging supervisor: ScanlineVFX
Finlay Hogg
compositing artist: ScanlineVFX
Konstantin Hubmann
rigging artist: ScanlineVFX
Sandro Kath
compositing artist: ScanlineVFX
Barbara Keydel
compositing artist: ScanlineVFX
Claudia Knorr
modelling artist: ScanlineVFX
Sebastian Küchmeister
fx artist: ScanlineVFX
Felix Laser
compositing artist: ScanlineVFX
Simon Leykamm
rigging artist: ScanlineVFX
Martin Moch
character animator: ScanlineVFX & Farm Studios
Georgios Mouroussidis
simulation artist: ScanlineVFX
Andreas Nehls
modelling artist: ScanlineVFX
Jan-Hilmar Petersen
visual effects supervisor
Paul Poetsch
compositing artist: ScanlineVFX
Christian Pokorny
shading & texturing artist: ScanlineVFX / vfx supervisor: ScanlineVFX
Magdalena Rathmann
junior vfx producer: ScanlineVFX
Tim Reischmann
character animator: ScanlineVFX
Benjamin Ross
mattepainting: ScanlineVFX
Kariem Saleh
character animator: ScanlineVFX
Sebastian Skupch
prop-modeling & scene assembly: ScanlineVFX & Farm Studios
Stefanie Stalf
executive vfx producer: ScanlineVFX
Lubos Gerardo Surzin
mattepainting: ScanlineVFX
Nadine Thomas
compositing artist: ScanlineVFX
Mortimer Warlimont
compositing lead: ScanlineVFX
Bjoern Wortmann
vfx editor: ScanlineVFX
Thomas Zauner
vfx supervisor: ScanlineVFX

Stunts

Petr Dvorak
stunt rigger
Robert Schenker
stunt double: Fritz Karl
Marc Sieger
stunt rigger: 3D Skywalker wire rig
Mac Steinmeier
stunt coordinator
Bastian Volkmer
stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department

Roman Breitwieser
electrician
Florian Dobner
electrician (as Florian Berndt)
Benji Fischer
first assistant camera (as Benjamin Fischer)
Finn Gosch
electrician
Florian Göttlinger
best boy
Michael Hauptfleisch
first assistant camera
Gerald Helf
first assistant camera: "c" camera
Daniel Horn
key grip
Kim Høgh
crane operator: Cologne
Metehan Karakus
additional electrician
Steffen Kress
digital imaging technician
Andreas Löv
steadicam operator (as Andy Löv)
Ralph Mahr
additional electrician
Kevin Moss
additional electrician
Sascha Ossendorf
key grip: Cologne / second dolly grip
Michael Rathgeber
steadicam assistant
Florian Rettich
digital imaging technician
Thomas Roßbach
additional electrician
Benedikt Rüchel
video operator
Christoph Schielein
additional electrician
Michael Siebert
first assistant camera
Reinhard Sprunck
key grip: Munich
Manuel Steer
second assistant camera
Kerstin Stelter
additional still photographer
Robert Stopfer
camera "b" operator / steadicam operator
Tom Trambow
still photographer
Till Treutler
crane operator
Marcus Venner
gaffer
Rolf von Der Heydt
still photographer
Florentin Wahl
additional electrician
Jens Winkler
camera operator / camera: second unit
Christian Wunderlich
additional electrician
Mike Wächter
rigging gaffer

Animation Department

Mette Ilene Holmriis
animator
Sam Siahaija
animator

Casting Department

Saskia Garrebeek
casting assistant
Mario Holzner
extras casting
Konstanze Körber
extras casting
Helmut Zaggi
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Manuela Bönecke
wardrobe
Stefanie Katharina Müller
additional wardrobe
Sarah Schönberg
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Regina Faust
assistant editor
Reinhard Feichtinger
digital intermediate editor
Willi Willinger
colorist

Location Management

Helmut Dick
location scout
Rudy Fleischhacker
location manager
Gerd Reimers
location scout
Hans Wagner
location scout (as Hajue Wagner)

Script and Continuity Department

Patricia Leray
continuity

Transportation Department

Annette Klarmann
production driver
Katalin Lutz
production driver
Christoph Siegert
production driver
Alexander Sokal
prop driver
Sebastian Von Merveldt
production driver
Adel Youkhanna
production driver

Additional Crew

Tali Barde
set runner (as Taliesin Barde)
Katharina Beckel
production coordinator
Josef Brandmaier
financial advisor: WAF
Oliver Cohn
set manager
Susi Dollnig
assistant set manager (as Susanne Dollnig)
Sebastian Gosch
assistant set manager
Bastie Griese
studio facilities (as Bastian Griese)
Dennis Gutzeit
assistant set manager
Margit Haselwanter
caretaker: extras
Georg Höss
head of legal and business affairs
Chris Kappel
animal trainer
Heidi Kaufmann
production accountant
Hermann Koenen
caterer
Marlen Langer
assistant set manager
Carmen May
caretaker: children
Silke Richter
production accountant
Sarah-Lavinia Schmidbauer
acting coach
Annika Schröder
set manager
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