The movie takes place between Seasons 4 and 5 of the original show.
This is Dave Needham's directorial debut after serving as a member of the art department & as an art director in several animated projects.
The movie is animated by the Filipino animation studio Top Draw Animation Inc due to Jam Filled Entertainment being busy with both the main series and The Casagrandes.
This is the second animated film that is made by the British organization BFI (British Film Institute, an amazing film organization who provides some of the film and television counterparts only at once).
Chris Savino originally wanted the film to not be canon to the time line of the original series. However, due to him being fired from Nickelodeon in 2017 and subsequently having no involvement in the film's production as a result, Dave Needham (the film's director) decided to set the film in the same time line as the original series.