Where was ‘Christmas in Vienna’ filmed? Learn extra concerning the making of the Hallmark Channel movie, which marks a go back to TV for Sarah Drew.
It’s not even Thanksgiving here in the United States, however it’s Christmas in Vienna — on the Hallmark Channel, a minimum of! Hallmark’s “Countdown to Christmas” event is easily underway, and the holiday-themed movie collection crosses the Atlantic for Christmas in Vienna, which was filmed on location in the Austrian capital.
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Here’s the entirety to grasp about the authentic movie, which airs tonight, Saturday, Nov. 14, and marks the TV return of a Grey’s Anatomy fan favorite.
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What is ‘Christmas in Vienna’?
Christmas in Vienna is a TV movie about an accomplished violinist, Jess, who heads to Vienna to play a Christmas Eve live performance — even if she has misplaced her passion for track — and to catch up with her pal, Tori. As success would have it, Tori is nannying for a handsome diplomat and widowed father of three named Mark.
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“When Tori gets an opportunity to promote her crafts in a Christmas market, she asks for Jess’ help with the kids,” Hallmark teases in a press release. “Although first of all hesitant, Jess temporarily bonds with the youngsters, helping them develop as they encourage her rediscovery for her love of track. Against the backdrop of Christmas magic and romance, will Jess and Mark have the opportunity to be together?”
Who’s in the ‘Christmas in Vienna’ forged?
Sarah Drew, easiest known for playing Dr. April Kepner on Grey’s Anatomy, stars as Jess in Christmas in Vienna. The actress is not any stranger to holiday fare: She additionally starred in the Lifetime motion pictures Twinkle All the Way and Christmas Pen Pals.
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Playing Mark in the movie is Brennan Elliott, whom you could be mindful from the Hallmark movies A Christmas Melody and Love You Like Christmas or the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries franchises Flower Shop Mysteries and Crossword Mysteries. Brennan additionally appeared in all four seasons of the Lifetime drama Unreal.
And rounding out the solid is Freud actress Alina Fritsch, who plays BFF Tori in this vacation flick.
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Where was Christmas in Vienna filmed?
No green display screen trickery right here! Christmas in Vienna was in truth filmed in Vienna, Austria. “This is the easiest Christmas romance as a result of we are in the most gorgeous place you'll perhaps believe,” Sarah says in a behind-the-scenes featurette. “It’s so special to be right here in Vienna.”
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In the featurette, Sarah displays off the festivities at Rathausplatz, one of Vienna’s busiest public squares. “We are here at Rathausplatz, which has this implausible Christkindlmarkt. I totally butchered that, however that’s what it's. It’s a Christmas marketplace.”
She goes on: “Vienna’s recognized for those beautiful Christmas markets, so here we are! All the lighting fixtures are beginning to come on, the solar is going down, this position in reality comes alive at night. It’s so exciting! … We’re capturing in this little bakery over right here and getting some Apfelstrudel. That’s no longer how you assert it!”
Don’t worry, folks, it’s an English-language movie! Christmas in Vienna airs on Hallmark tonight, Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. EST.
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