Kari Väänänen

This touching fantasy tale reimagines the origins of Santa Claus as a young orphan named Nikolas, who decides to show his gratitude to the villagers who raised him by starting the Christmas tradition of gift-giving.

Three struggling artists try to make passable livings in Paris despite knock backs and tragedies.

After the death of his wife, the Chinese chef Cheng sets out to a remote village in Finland to meet an old friend. There he works in a café and inspires the residents with Chinese cuisine.

Fed up with the materialism of Christmas, Santa runs away to New Zealand for a summer holiday. When two Kiwi kids figure out who he is, they have to find a way to get him back to the North Pole in time for Christmas.