Niko & the Way to the Stars

Niko & the Way to the Stars is a --- computer-animated Christmas film directed by Michael Hegner & Kari Juusonen, Produced by Anima Vitae and Cinemaker, Co-produced by Ulysses Filmproducktion, A-Film, and Magma Films. It is distributed by Nordisk Film in Nordic territories, and Telepool worldwide. It is written by Mark Hodkinson, Marteinn Thorisson, and Hannu Tuomainen and produced by Marteinn Thorisson, and Hannu Tuomainen.

It was originally produced in English, since it used tracks recorded by actors from Ireland. It became the first Finnish animated feature to be distributed in 100 countries and is one of the most expensive films from Finland.

It later received a sequel titled Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble, released in 2012. An second sequel is currently in production, titled Niko - Beyond the Northern Lights, which is planning to release in 2024.

It was released in 2008 in European theaters and was later released as a Direct-to-Video film in North America, titled The Flight Before Christmas, released by TWC, and later Lionsgate, which currently holds North America rights to the film, where Emma Roberts and Norm MacDonald voices Wilma and Julius respectively.

An 45-minute version of the film aired on CBS on December 2008.

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