Naman Shrestha
The Jason Bourque directorial, Hallmark’s ‘Amazing Winter Romance,’ acquaints us with a creative and talented journalist named Julia, who is known for writing motivational stuff. Lately, she feels lost, and the same has been reflected in her articles. In an attempt to rekindle her writing spirit and find inspiration, she visits her home and instantly feels welcome. There, she learns that her childhood friend, Nate, has built a snow maze, inspiring her to write a piece that her boss loves.
As Julia catches up with Nate, she feels a spark that makes her reluctant to head back to her life in the city. Navigating the maze of true love, her heart is broken when she sees him on a date with someone else. With a strong reason to return to the city, she is clinging to the hope that Nate makes her stay. The romantic comedy film uses the maze as an additional character as it symbolizes Julia’s feelings of being lost and her finding true love at the end of it.
Where Was Amazing Winter Romance Filmed?
‘Amazing Winter Romance’ was filmed entirely in Manitoba, primarily in the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region. After a few weeks of location scouting, the principal photography for the Hallmark production got underway on March 7, 2019, and wrapped up by the end of the same month. The director was amazed to be working with his talented cast and crew members and had a wonderful time in the Canadian Province.
Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, Manitoba
All the pivotal sequences for ‘Amazing Winter Romance’ were lensed in the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, formerly known as the Manitoba Capital Region and the Winnipeg Capital Region. Situated in the Red River Valley, the metropolitan area is centered around the eponymous city, which is the primary production location of the film. The filming unit set up camp in different areas of the capital of Manitoba, Winnipeg, to shoot indoor and outdoor scenes against suitable backdrops.
One of the pivotal sequences involving the two protagonists at a croissant shop was taped inside Le Croissant at 276 Tache Avenue in Winnipeg. The cast and crew members were also spotted recording a few portions on a frozen river. In order to shoot the snow maze scenes, they headed south of Winnipeg and took over an actual snow maze — A Maze in Corn. Situated at 1351 Provincial Road 200 in Saint Adolphe, the world’s largest snow maze also provides bonfires, sleigh rides, slide-down Snow Mountain, and a barn where you can warm yourself up.
During a conversation with TV Goodness, Jessy Schram shared her experience of shooting in an actual maze. She stated, “It was really neat to work in an actual maze and (see that) the people who built it have so much love and respect and care for it. It was a really neat setting to be able to film it and (work) in something that’s real instead of pretending that it’s real. That was a treat. All of these (snack) stations exist in this maze, too. It was that big. I thought (that was something) we were doing for the movie (but it was real). That was really sweet.” She also revealed that they shot a lot of scenes when the temperature was in negative degrees.
Amazing Winter Romance Cast Details
The romantic narrative of ‘Amazing Winter Romance’ is brought to life by the two leads — Jessy Schram and Marshall Williams. The former began her acting and musical career at an early age, working for national commercials, voice-overs, and musical theater works. Interestingly, Marshall was an integral part of an undefeated university championship football team while he was majoring in psychology.
Jessy Schram as Julia
Hailing from Skokie, Illinois, Jessy Schram dons the garb of Julia in the Hallmark film. Widely recognized for portraying Dr. Hannah Asher in ‘Chicago Med,’ many of you might also know her from ‘Last Resort,’ ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Once Upon a Time,’ ‘Falling Skies,’ ‘The Lizzie Borden Chronicles,’ and ‘Nashville.’ Her notable movie credits include ‘Unstoppable,’ ‘Mystic Christmas,’ ‘Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas,’ ‘Royal New Year’s Eve,’ ‘Country at Heart.’
Marshall Williams as Nate
The ‘Glee’ fame Marshall Williams essays the role of Nate in ‘Amazing Winter Romance.’ Throughout his acting career, he has been featured in multiple film and TV projects, which is why his face might seem familiar to many of you. Some of the notable works of the Winnipeg-born actor include ‘A Sprinkle of Christmas,’ ‘Woman with the Red Lipstick,’ and ‘When Hope Calls.’
The rom-com also includes impactful performances from other actors, like Zoe Fish as Ava, Melissa Marie Elias as Skye, Paul Magel as Bob, Nancy Sorel as Maggie, Kate Yacula as Brook, Daina Leitold as Nora, Stephanie Sy as Selena, and Reena Shah as the Yoga Instructor. In addition, Jason Wishnowski, Danica Muchnik, Beverly Ndukwu, Ernie Pitts, and Derek James Trapp, also feature in the movie.
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