The Weinstein Company has nabbed North American and U.K. rights to "
Santa's Apprentice," a 2D animated feature produced by French company Gaumont's toon production arm Alphanim.
A spinoff of Jan Van Rijsselberge's hit animated series "SantApprentice," the English-language $6.7 million toon turns on Santa Claus, who must train a shy little boy to replace him as he reluctantly retires. Pic is co-produced by Australian outfit Avrill Stark Ent., in association with Irish shingle Cartoon Saloon ("The Secret of Kells").