The British and Irish Film Festival is coming back to Wellington cinemas from 23 October to 13 November. They’ve put together an awesome programme of new titles, and a few classics as well! The team kindly gave us three double…
We’re frothing with excitement at this year’s edition of the French Film Festival Aotearoa – starting on 5 June at the Lighthouse, Penthouse and our favourite Embassy big screen (and a couple of the smaller screens downstairs). With a whopping…
by Michael Donn The Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival breaks ground at the Embassy Theatre and Lighthouse Cinema (Cuba & Petone) from 16 May. Check out the programme on the Resene Website or click through for tickets to the…
Aotearoa Mental Health Film Festival Mental health narratives have long been depicted in cinema – for example, the recent WFS screening of Nightmare Alley shows the ravages of addiction and substance use disorder in the characters of Pete and Stan. These depictions…
As a volunteer, you will be part of an exclusive event where you can experience the glamour and excitement of the special Industry Day and a red carpet Awards Ceremony up close! You’ll get to connect with industry professionals and…
Benvenuti from the Embassy of Italy and the organisers who introduce the Festival… “It is our great pleasure to present the Eighth Edition of the Italian Film Festival | Cinema Italiano Festival NZ. We have tried to curate a Programme…
Opening with One Life starring Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter, you can name check a list of great actors and personalities in a range of 2023 releases. Olivia Colman and Timothy Spall in Wicked Little Letters, Dame Helen as…
The ticket box doors open at 10am, and you can book your choice of films from a fabulous selection from the Wellington programme of 130 full-length films and seven short film collections, with films hailing from 39 countries, including Uganda, Senegal,…
Dame Gaylene Preston is one of New Zealand’s most valued filmmakers, with a screen career spanning four decades. She has writer, director and producer credits covering feature films, documentaries and TV drama series. Many, including War Stories, Bread And Roses,…
This July and August the National Library has a real treat for those members who love real-life New Zealand stories, with screenings of five films made by the New Zealand documentarians Jan and Luit Bieringa. Each film is paired with an introduction: Peter…