Panic at Rock Island

Panic at Rock Island
Written by	Matt Ford
Directed by	Tony Tilse
Starring	Grant Bowler Dee Smart Anna Hutchinson Jessica Tovey Vince Colosimo Nathan Page Zoe Cramond
Country of origin	Australia New Zealand
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Rosemary Blight Dave Gibson
Budget	$3 million[1]
Original release
Release	2011 (2011)

Panic at Rock Island is a 2011 Australian-New Zealand TV movie made for the Syfy (Australia) Channel.[2]

Cast

• Zoe Cramond as Ari
• Vince Colosimo as Hirsch
• Paul Tassone as Robert Abood
• Ellen Grimshaw as Claire[3]
• Jessica Tovey as Nina Quinn
• Dee Smart as Denny Quinn
• Grant Bowler as Jim Quinn
• Anna Hutchison as VJ Pilly
• Nathan Pageas Matthew Cross
• Marshall Napier as Paul Thorpe
• 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.[1]

The film was shot over four weeks on Goat Island and in Balmain, Sydney.[1]

"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."[1]

Awards

• 2011: John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science Fiction Writing[4]

References

1. "Panic At Rock Island". If Magazine. 10 September 2010.
2. "Panic at Rock Island finishes filming" If Magazine 7 September 2010 Archived 10 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine accessed 24 May 2015
3. "Ellen Grimshaw" (PDF). Kubler Auckland Management. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
4. "AWGIE special awards 1973-2015" (PDF). AWG. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

External links

• Panic at Rock Island at IMDb
• Review at NZ Herald