Nearly no Christmas (K)

Set in New Zealand, this story revolves around the problems Santa and his helpers have one Christmas. Rumbletum, the boiler which drives the toy machines in Santa’s factory has broken down. However with the aid of a job and the local penguin colony, Santa makes sure of a full Christmas delivery.

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Credits

producer

Dave Gibson

production company

Gibson Film Productions

director

Yvonne MacKay

Duration

00:52:00:00

Production places

New Zealand

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015967

Language

English

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Literature → Christmas stories

Short films

Short films → Short films - New Zealand

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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New Zealand, 1982

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