Frostbiten (2006)

Country of Origin: Sweden
Year of Production: 2005
Running Times:
Format: colour     35mm     Techniscope
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Cinepost Studios / Cinestar Production AB / Fido Film AB / Film i Skåne / Filmpool Nord AB / Moviemakers Nord AB / Persson-Mothander Film / Solid Entertainment / Svenska Stuntgruppen / Yggdrasil AB
Producers: Göran Lindström, Magnus Paulsson
Co-Producer: Karl Penser
Associate Producer: Natasha Banke
Unit Production Manager: Christian Hallman
Norrbotten Production Manager: Maria Blomkvist
2nd Unit Production Manager: Christian Hallman
Unit Manager: Peter Kimay
Production Coordinator: Teza Holmberg
Unit Coordinator: Carin Anzelius

SCRIPT
Script: Daniel Ojanlatva

DIRECTION
Director: Anders Banke
2nd Unit Directors: Fredrik Boklund, Martin Munthe
Chief Assistant Director: Peter Kimay

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Chris Maris
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Martin Munthe
1st Assistant Camera: Mikaël Meisen-Dietmann
2nd Unit Assistant Camera: Mattias Paulsson
Norrbotten Clapper Loader: Marcus Lundin
Ystad Clapper Loader: Philip W. Da Silva
Clapper Loader Trainee: Sebastian Cronholm
Gaffer: Toby Farrar
2nd Unit Gaffer: Nils-Erik Järvi
Electrician: Robert Eriksson
Norrbotten Electrician: Kristian Bergström
2nd Unit Assistant Electrician: Björn Söderlund
Assistant to Grip and Electrician: Anna-Maria Nildén
Grip: Set Jonasson
Camera: Kinor Cameras

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Kiko C.C. Sjöberg
Assistant Editor: Magnus Gillberg

MUSIC
Music: Anthony Lledo
Conductor: Allan Wilson
Scoring Mixer: Andreas Frank
Music Scoring Engineer: Peter Fuchs
Music Mixer: Andreas Franck

SOUND
Sound Mixer: Rolf Tellander
2nd Unit Sound Recordists: Henrik Lindvall, Petra Sehlén
Boom Operator: Eric Westring
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Andreas Franck
Supervising Sound Editor: Andreas Franck
Sound Editor: Josef Tuulse
Sound Assistant: Mari Saastamoinen

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up Designer: Eva Von Bahr
Key Make Up: Martina Nilsson
Make Up: Charlotte Wolke
Costume Designer: Paola Billberg Johansson
Costume Assistant: Lena Holmberg

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Effects Make Up Supervisor: Mats Öhlund

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Producers: Fredrik Zander, Thomas Deutschmann
Special Effects Director: Kaj Steveman
Creature Designer: Staffan Linder
Special Effects: Anders Bratås, Anna Thome, Kenneth Nyman, Linda Wallin, Love Larson, Mattias Berg, Max Patte, Per Steinar Hoftun, Shino Kotani, Stephen Bettles, Thomas Feuk, Johan Harnesk
Interns: David Ekström, Kristoffer Ling, Rickard Loman

VISUAL EFFECTS
Special Visual Effects: Fido Film AB
Visual Effects Supervisor: Janak Thakker
Visual Effects Coordinators: Annika Björndell, Mario Fuchs
Lead Animator: Janak Thakker
Animator: Jonas Forsman
Effects Animator: Farmland: Stefan Ek
Digital Effects: Jan Johansson, Johan Gabrielsson, Yafei Wu
Digital Modellers: Kenneth Nyman, Magnus Eriksson
Digital Compositors: Daniel Norlund, David Whalström, Fredrik Mannerfelt, Fredrik Phil, Fredrik Brännbacka, Martin Malm, John Roxenhed
Matchmove Artist: Martin Malm
DS Operator: Linda Öhlund
Lighting Technical Director: Mattias Forsström
Junior Lighting Technical Director: Kim Hellgren
Systems Administrator: Thomas Eriksson
Visual Effects Interns: Joakim Palmkvist, Marcus Svensson

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Malin Kihlberg
Norrbotten Set Dresser: Emma Skoog
Ystad Set Dressers: Malin Mässing, Miriam Myrtell
Property Master: Hans Modig Velander
Construction Coordinator: Göran Banke
Carpenter: Emil Eriksson
Norrbotten Carpenters: Harry Johansson, Sven-Olov Marklund
Ystad Carpenters: Hans Ekbladh, Kristian Parten
Assistant Carpenter: Ystad: Pär Cederlund
Ystad Deconstruction Carpenters: Fredrik Persson, Kaj von Appen

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Mia Norman
Office Production Assistant: Jenny Banke
Norrbotten Production Assistant: Leif Niemi
Ystad Production Assistants: Carlos Ravstam, Greta Lund, Måns Hansson
Pre-Production Production Assistant: Johan Nilsson
2nd Unit Assistant: Susanna Nygren
Drivers: Björn Söderlund, Herman Waara
Craft Service Coordinator: Greta Lund
Production Interns: Ewa Gerström, Jurate Kaminskaite, Moa Theander, Susanne Goding
Runners: Björn Söderlund, Herman Waara

LOCATIONS
Locations: Kalix, Norrbottens län, Sweden
Studio: Ystad Studios, Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden
Location Manager: Rahan Pakravan
Pre-Production Location Manager: Andreas Bergman
2nd Unit Location Manager: Rahan Pakravan
Location Scout: Lennart Bengtsson

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Seth Ericson
Assistant Stunt Coordinator: Tim Man
Stunts: Erik Dalin

CASTING
Casting: Anders Banke, Jonas Karlström
Principals Casting: Christian Hallman
Norrbotten Extras Coordinator: Kamelia Pebdani
Ystad Extras Coordinator: Jonas Karlström

CAST
Petra Nielsen (Annika)
Grete Havnesköld (Saga)
Emma Åberg (Vega)
Jonas Karlström (Sebastian)
Måns Nathanaelson (Lukas)
Carl-Åke Eriksson (Professor Gerhard Beckert)
Mikael Göransson (Jacob)
Anna Lindholm Rosendahl (Mona)
Björn Andersson (Dr Nilsson)
Sara Arnia-Bredefeldt (Kajsa Falk)
Hubertus Buchinger (Jochen)
Anders Carlsson (Rauni)
Erik Dalin (Sander)
Nour El-Refai (Cornelia)
Niklas Grönberg (John)
Elin Gustavsson (coma patient)
Thomas Hedengran
Gustav Johansson (Joel)
Linnea Jonsson (Cissi)
Patrik Karlson (Udo)
Eric Lagergren (Aksel)
Jonas Lawes (Robert)
Joar Löfberg (Rune)
Per Löfberg (young Beckert)
Robert Lundqvist (Carl)
Ulla Lyttkens (head nurse)
Jens Olsson (Karl)
Kristian Pehrsson (the shape)
Karl Penser (Hannes)
Aurora Roald
Isidor Torkar (Cornelias pappa)
Mikael Tornving (police)
Malin Norberg (vampire)
Kenneth Waara (police 2)
Eva Westerling (Cornelia's mother)

PLOT SUMMARY

Annika takes her 17-year old daughter Saga to live in a remote town where Annika will be working as a doctor at a nearby hospital. But Saga meets a strange young girl named Vega who turns out to be a vampire...

AVAILABILITY

Singapore
Theatrical Distributors: UIP

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Versus Entertainment

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Singapore
Rating: NC-16

Sweden
Rating: 15

AWARDS

2006
Fantasporto, Portugal (International Fantasy Film Award)
Best Film (Anders Banke) - winner

TIMELINE

2005
March
8: Sweden - filming begins

April
Day Unknown: Sweden - filming ends

2006
February
24: Sweden - theatrical release
25: Portugal - shown at the Fantasporto Film Festival

April
7: Hungary - shown at the Titanic International Filmpresence Festival
21: Netherlands - shown at the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival

June
22: Singapore - theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

One Month 'Til Dawn...

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Frostbite

LINKS

WEB LINKS
Official Site

KEYWORDS

animals, dogs, flowers, garlic, genetic engineering, hospitals, impalement, parties, priests, schools, stakes, talking dogs, vampires, viruses

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008