CREDITS:
Peter Todd as Ilo the Nymph
Jacob Haw-Wells as Nicholas the Knight
written & directed by: Vanessa Stachel
Producers: Luca Merkle Nadia Zimmermann
Director of Photography: Nico Schrenk
Production Designer: Ines ter Haar
Editor: Tim Plaster
Music composed by: Kilian Oser
Visual Effects Supervisor: Sören Schmidt-Clausen
Art Director Illustration & Graphic Design: Sascha May
Costume Designer: Lorna Sherry
Creature & Special Effects Makeup: Patric Härle, Rabea Langer
casting by: Matheis Casting - Karolina Matheis & Magdalena Samuel
Sounddesign by: Berg & Dahl Audio - Julian Berg & Marco Dahl
Production Company: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
In cooperation with: Simon und Paul GmbH - Simon Fessler & Tobias Paul
Jacob Haw-Wells as Nicholas the Knight
written & directed by: Vanessa Stachel
Producers: Luca Merkle Nadia Zimmermann
Director of Photography: Nico Schrenk
Production Designer: Ines ter Haar
Editor: Tim Plaster
Music composed by: Kilian Oser
Visual Effects Supervisor: Sören Schmidt-Clausen
Art Director Illustration & Graphic Design: Sascha May
Costume Designer: Lorna Sherry
Creature & Special Effects Makeup: Patric Härle, Rabea Langer
casting by: Matheis Casting - Karolina Matheis & Magdalena Samuel
Sounddesign by: Berg & Dahl Audio - Julian Berg & Marco Dahl
Production Company: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
In cooperation with: Simon und Paul GmbH - Simon Fessler & Tobias Paul
First Assistant Director: Jasmin Domochali, Maxi Antonia Stumpp
Re-Recording Mixer: Paul Powaljaew
Colorist: Imri Agmon
Production Design Assistant: Hannah Kerk
Prop Master: Charlotte Lanfranca
Standby Props: Lina Kruppa, Hanna Stäble
SFX Make-Up Design & Prosthetics Maker: Tristan Reuter
Stunt Coordinator: Franz Rügamer
Intimacy Coordinator: David Steffen
Production Coordinator: Timo Nullmeier
Story Development: Vanessa Stachel, Luca Merkle, Nadia Zimmermann
Script Supervisor: Anastasia Nedeljkovic
Storyboard & Animatic: Nicolas Sperling
Conceptual Artists: Hannah Bender Bettina Warth
Art Department Assistants: Lina Kruppa, Lena Hanswillemenke
Re-Recording Mixer: Paul Powaljaew
Colorist: Imri Agmon
Production Design Assistant: Hannah Kerk
Prop Master: Charlotte Lanfranca
Standby Props: Lina Kruppa, Hanna Stäble
SFX Make-Up Design & Prosthetics Maker: Tristan Reuter
Stunt Coordinator: Franz Rügamer
Intimacy Coordinator: David Steffen
Production Coordinator: Timo Nullmeier
Story Development: Vanessa Stachel, Luca Merkle, Nadia Zimmermann
Script Supervisor: Anastasia Nedeljkovic
Storyboard & Animatic: Nicolas Sperling
Conceptual Artists: Hannah Bender Bettina Warth
Art Department Assistants: Lina Kruppa, Lena Hanswillemenke
1st Assistant Camera: Jakob Hipp, Michael Beil
2nd Assistant Camera: Lukas Hoffmann, Lukas Krüger, Mischa Romanov
DIT: Justus Maximilian Riechers
Gaffer: Leonard Wölfl
Best Boy: Jan Hoydem
2nd Assistant Camera: Lukas Hoffmann, Lukas Krüger, Mischa Romanov
DIT: Justus Maximilian Riechers
Gaffer: Leonard Wölfl
Best Boy: Jan Hoydem
Lighting Technicians: Hugo Setzer, Sarah Windisch, Lukas Krüger, Anton Kramer, Jan Schmidt, Julia Lockowandt, Mischa Romanov, Onno Wegener, Lucas Cantera Fohsl, Jakob Kühner, Jason Binder, Antonios Douliakas
Key Grip: Sebastian Effenberger, Julius Eiberger, Adrian Grbac
Grip: Felix Dahm
Assistant Grip: Jason Binder
Stills Photographer: Felix Dahm
On Set Photographers: Richard Beck, Lukas Hofmann
Production Sound Mixer: Jonas Winkler
Boom Operators: Martin Husmann, Nils Lincke
Sound Designers: Manik Möllers, Nikolas Räuber
Additional Sound Design: Marc Uhlherr
Foley Editor & Mixer: Vladyslava Kandyba
Additional Foley Artist: Cäcilie Willkommen
Grip: Felix Dahm
Assistant Grip: Jason Binder
Stills Photographer: Felix Dahm
On Set Photographers: Richard Beck, Lukas Hofmann
Production Sound Mixer: Jonas Winkler
Boom Operators: Martin Husmann, Nils Lincke
Sound Designers: Manik Möllers, Nikolas Räuber
Additional Sound Design: Marc Uhlherr
Foley Editor & Mixer: Vladyslava Kandyba
Additional Foley Artist: Cäcilie Willkommen
ADR by: String and Tins
Audio Post Producer: Hetti Cook
Voiceover Engineer: Adam Hare
Audio Post Producer: Hetti Cook
Voiceover Engineer: Adam Hare
Assistant Costume Designers: Katharina Weis, Kim Gorinski
Set Costumers: Marie Wagner, Marla Fischinger
Breakdown Artist: Marie Wagner
Stand-In: Manuel Nehr
Production Driver: Andreas Merkle
Set Assistants: Shin Boaz Höll, Sebastian Effenberger, Antonios Douliakas, Francisco Azevedo, Bianca Brander
Set Costumers: Marie Wagner, Marla Fischinger
Breakdown Artist: Marie Wagner
Stand-In: Manuel Nehr
Production Driver: Andreas Merkle
Set Assistants: Shin Boaz Höll, Sebastian Effenberger, Antonios Douliakas, Francisco Azevedo, Bianca Brander
Special Effects Technician: Tom Tolle
Carpenters: Jaro Burbulla, Johannes Haspel
Carpenters: Jaro Burbulla, Johannes Haspel
Set Dressers: Daniel Ullrich, Cynthia Dressel,Lina Kruppa, Helen Kalich,Manuel Endraß, Vanessa Wollenschläger, Cynthia Onde-Breuil, Anni Krausche, Hanna Stäble, Lien Noll, Shin Boaz Höll, Milena ter Haar, Elias Fanghänel, Antonios Douliakas, Sebastian Effenberger, Sabina Stöckler
Scenic Painters: Jan Klingner, Hanna Stäble, Julienne Stein, Nick Seidenspinner
Patina: Saskia Schacht, Nele Gertsen
Catering & Craft Service: Maximillian Gebhardt, Vico Merkle, Milena ter Haa, Gaja Merkle, Doresa Rexha, Sabina Stöckler
Miniature Unit
Fairy Tale Book Design: Vanessa Stachel, Sascha May
Gaffer: Joshua Winkler
Motion Control Operator: Felix Roth
First Assistant Camera: Maurice Aldenhoff
Animators: Marie Scholjegerdes, Nico Schrenk, Vanessa Stachel, Nadia Zimmermann
End Titles designed by: Sascha May
Titles Animation: Vanessa Stachel
Hand Lettering: Alexander Münch
Claim Copywriting by: CoKo Copy Kollektiv - Anna Lichnog, Paulina Chyba
Trailer Editor: Max Habel
Fairy Tale Book Design: Vanessa Stachel, Sascha May
Gaffer: Joshua Winkler
Motion Control Operator: Felix Roth
First Assistant Camera: Maurice Aldenhoff
Animators: Marie Scholjegerdes, Nico Schrenk, Vanessa Stachel, Nadia Zimmermann
End Titles designed by: Sascha May
Titles Animation: Vanessa Stachel
Hand Lettering: Alexander Münch
Claim Copywriting by: CoKo Copy Kollektiv - Anna Lichnog, Paulina Chyba
Trailer Editor: Max Habel
Preproduction Visual Effects Supervisor: Max Wolfmajer
Visual Effects by: Heckler
Executive Creative Director: Jamie Watson
Executive Producer: Will Alexander
Executive Producer, Managing Director: Charu Menon
Senior VFX Producer: Georgia Noe
Creative Producer: Isobel Jones
Head of 3D: Tom Corbett
3D Artists: Rachael Tedesco, Phillip Wang, Andy Yang, Maud Chapuis, Dusan Marjanovic,
VFX Supervisor, Lead Flame Artist: Julian Ford
Lead Compositor: Jed Morrison
Compositors: Andrew Cho, Christopher Staves, Carlo Pietramale
Executive Creative Director: Jamie Watson
Executive Producer: Will Alexander
Executive Producer, Managing Director: Charu Menon
Senior VFX Producer: Georgia Noe
Creative Producer: Isobel Jones
Head of 3D: Tom Corbett
3D Artists: Rachael Tedesco, Phillip Wang, Andy Yang, Maud Chapuis, Dusan Marjanovic,
VFX Supervisor, Lead Flame Artist: Julian Ford
Lead Compositor: Jed Morrison
Compositors: Andrew Cho, Christopher Staves, Carlo Pietramale
Creative Directors: Piotr Stopniak, Jimmi James Wright, Adrien Girault
Motion Designer: Jordan Sykes
Editorial Assistants: Daniel Page, Liam McConville
Motion Designer: Jordan Sykes
Editorial Assistants: Daniel Page, Liam McConville
Visual Effects by: Simon & Paul GmbH
Executive Producer: Simon Fessler, Tobias Paul
VFX Producer: Tom Schönian
VFX Compositing: Jorn Schumann, Allegra David, Patrick Firmansyah
Executive Producer: Simon Fessler, Tobias Paul
VFX Producer: Tom Schönian
VFX Compositing: Jorn Schumann, Allegra David, Patrick Firmansyah
Visual Effects by: Löwenjung Productions
VFX Producer: Tommy Lee John
Executive VFX Producer: Helge Kondziela
Compositing Artists: Karim Moftah, Pavel Rehak, Rudi Hensel
VFX Producer: Tommy Lee John
Executive VFX Producer: Helge Kondziela
Compositing Artists: Karim Moftah, Pavel Rehak, Rudi Hensel
VFX Artists:
CG Generalist: Joshua Grill
FX Technical Director: Ludwig Baader
Visual Effects Artist: Jan Pscheidt
Visual Effects Artist: Julian Trunke
CG Generalist: Joshua Grill
FX Technical Director: Ludwig Baader
Visual Effects Artist: Jan Pscheidt
Visual Effects Artist: Julian Trunke
Supported by Greenpeace Germany
Winner of the Passion and Strange Beast Prize 2025
© Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH 2026
© Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH 2026
Poster Design: Vanessa Stachel
Hand Lettering: Alexander Münch
Hand Lettering: Alexander Münch