Nine-year-old Mari is really looking forward to Christmas. Her journalist dad, Svein, on the other hand, loves his job so much, he barely notices the festive season. One night, Mari’s Christmas list vanishes – and in its place lies a mysterious mitten. The mitten sends Mari, Svein and her adventurous grandma on an exciting quest to find Santa Claus. Meanwhile, Stubby the Wishlist Elf is in a panic — he’s lost his mitten, which might just lead this curious family straight to the secret location of Santa’s workshop! He must stop them before it’s too late!
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Sissel Kyrkjebø
Also in
The Flying Granny
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Hennie Vanay-Almaas
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Unstoppable
North
Lene Kongsvik Johansen
Known for
Teddy's Christmas
A Somewhat Gentle Man
Victor Sotberg
Also in
Spillet
MGPjr
Christopher Robin Omdahl
Also in
Ekstrem gjemsel
Showtime
Robin Hofset
Also in
Vokteren
Victor ødelegger YouTube
Jan Gunnar Røise
Known for
The Thing
A Storm for Christmas
Herborg Kråkevik
Also in
Julekongen
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Ivar Nørve
Known for
Dark Woods
Gisken Armand
Known for
Insomnia
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Rasmus A. Sivertsen Director · Mette Tange Director Karsten Fullu Screenplay
First release November 5, 2026 · Original title Julenissens verksted
Languages
Original title
Julenissens verksted
Original language
Norwegian
Spoken on screen
Norwegian
Release dates
Czechia · November 5, 2026
Theatrical
Norway · November 13, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
November 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
December 4, 2026 · Theatrical
Lithuania
December 11, 2026 · Theatrical
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