Panic at Rock Island
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| writer = Matt Ford
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Panic at Rock Island is a 2011 Australian-New Zealand TV movie made for the Syfy (Australia) Channel.[http://if.com.au/2010/09/06/article/UXJHXCADXM.html "Panic at Rock Island finishes filming" If Magazine 7 September 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810150713/http://if.com.au/2010/09/06/article/UXJHXCADXM.html |date=10 August 2016 }} accessed 24 May 2015
Cast
- Zoe Cramond as Ari
- Vince Colosimo as Hirsch
- Paul Tassone as Robert Abood
- Ellen Grimshaw as Claire{{cite web |title=Ellen Grimshaw |url=https://www.kublerauckland.com/actors_cv_pdf.php?KamID=1258138551 |website=Kubler Auckland Management |access-date=10 January 2024 |format=PDF}}
- Jessica Tovey as Nina Quinn
- Dee Smart as Denny Quinn
- Grant Bowler as Jim Quinn
- Anna Hutchison as VJ Pilly
- Nathan Page as Matthew Cross
- Marshall Napier as Paul Thorpe
- Pua Magasiva as TK
- Sarah Tasik
Production
The film was made with financial support from Channel Nine and Universal Networks International (UNI). UNI purchased the film at the development stage purely on the basis of the storyline.
The film was shot over four weeks on Goat Island and in Balmain, Sydney.{{cite web|url=https://www.if.com.au/feature-panic-at-rock-island/|website=If Magazine|title=Panic At Rock Island|date=10 September 2010}}
"It's our passion and drive to return to these bigger and higher concept stories which tend to be shyed away from due to budget concerns,” said director Tony Tilse. "Australian telemovies need to present something good and this is a bolder concept than what has ever been done before."
Awards
- 2011: John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science Fiction Writing{{cite web| url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/awgau/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/30130252/2014-AWGIES-Special-Awards-List-1973-2014.pdf|title= AWGIE special awards 1973-2015| publisher=AWG| access-date=23 December 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{imdb title|1659211}}
- [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10703197 Review] at NZ Herald
Category:2011 television films
Category:Australian television films
Category:New Zealand television films
Category:Films directed by Tony Tilse
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