Borealis (2013 film)
A frontier town in a climate-changed Arctic.
Borealis (released as Survival Code in the US) is a 2013 Canadian sci-fi TV film directed by David Frazee. Originally a pilot for Space, the network declined the series but aired it as a standalone movie. Set in 2045, the story unfolds in the Arctic frontier town of Borealis, where climate change has warmed the region and spurred economic growth. The cast includes Ty Olsson, Michelle Harrison, Patrick Gallagher, and Greyston Holt. Andrew Wreggitt and Andrew Rai Berzins wrote the script.
Quick Facts
- Writer
- Andrew Wreggitt; Andrew Rai Berzins
- Director
- David Frazee
- Starring
- Ty Olsson
- Michelle Harrison
- Patrick Gallagher
- Greyston Holt
- Music
- Tom Third
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Producer
- Arvi Liimatainen
- Editor
- Brett Sullivan
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Awards
The film received three Directors Guild of Canada award nominations: Best Direction in a Television Film or Miniseries for Frazee, Best Production Design in a Television Film or Mini-Series for Louise Middleton, and Best Sound Editing in a Television Film or Miniseries for Richard Calistan, Robert Hegedus, Kevin Howard, Nathan Robitaille, and Craig MacLellan. At the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014, it won three Canadian Screen Awards: Best Dramatic Miniseries or Television Movie, Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries for Wreggitt and Berzins, and Best Original Score for a Television Program for Tom Third. It was also nominated for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series and Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series.
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