Arctic Blast

2010 Australian film
  • April 4, 2010 (2010-April-04)
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Running time
90 minsCountriesAustralia
CanadaLanguageEnglishBudget$1.8 million[2]

Arctic Blast is a 2010 Australian-Canadian science-fiction film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith.[3]

Cast

  • Michael Shanks as Jack Tate
  • Alexandra Davies as Emma Tate
  • Saskia Hampele as Zoe
  • Indiana Evans as Naomi Tate
  • Robert Mammone as Charlie Barker
  • Bruce Davison as Walter Winslaw

Production

Filming took place over eighteen days in 2009 - sixteen in Hobart, Tasmania, plus two in Ottawa, Canada for scenes with Bruce Davison.[4] Post production work was done in Canada.[5]

Trenchard-Smith later wrote "it was a challenge to make what looks like a bank of thick morning fog feel scary."[2]

Reception

According to Trenchard-Smith "I’m quite proud of the film. It’s a strong example of its micro-genre, and I had a good time making it."[2]

References

  1. ^ Gonzalez, Miguel (5 April 2010). "So Bad it's bad". Mumbrella.
  2. ^ a b c Trenchard-Smith, Brian (23 December 2022). "ARCTIC BLAST – It's finally here, 12 years after I shot this movie". Brian Trenchard Smith.
  3. ^ "Arctic Blast". National Film and Sound Archive. 2010.
  4. ^ "Blast of Hollywood for Hobart". ABC Online. 29 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Arctic Blast begins Tas shoot". If Magazine. September 7, 2009.
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