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WELLINGTON 27 JULY – 12 AUGUST 2018 BOOK AT NZIFF.CO.NZ BOOK AT NZIFF.CO.NZ Wine and film. Both start with a vision and then take years of skill and craft to become a reality. A director draws the best performance from actors and crew, and a winemaker extracts the potential from the land and the grape. Dedication and the pursuit for perfection define both crafts. It’s no wonder success for each is defined by raising a glass. PARTNER NZ International Film Festival 2010–2018 47th Wellington International Film Festival 27 JULY – 12 AUGUST 2018 Presented by New Zealand Film Festival Trust under the distinguished patronage of Her Excellency PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY The Right Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy, Governor-General of New Zealand EMBASSY THEATRE READING CINEMAS PENTHOUSE CINEMA ROXY CINEMA LIGHT HOUSE PETONE NGĀ TAONGA SOUND & VISION Director: Bill Gosden General Manager: Sharon Byrne Communications Manager: Rebecca McMillan Wellington Festival Manager: Caroline Palmer Assistant to the General Manager: Lisa Bomash Publicist (Auckland): Sally Woodfield Programmer: Sandra Reid Programme Manager: Michael McDonnell Animation NOW! Programmer: Malcolm Turner All Ages Programmer: Nic Marshall Incredibly Strange Programmer: Anthony Timpson Programme Consultant: Chris Matthews Online Content Manager: Kailey Carruthers Content Manager: Ina Kinski Materials and Content Assistant: Matt Wilshere Publications Coordinator: Tim Wong Audience Development Manager: Alice Vilardel Social Media Coordinator: Rebecca Shannon Guest Coordinator: Pamela Harvey-White Technical Adviser: Ian Freer Festival Accounts: Alan Collins Ticketing Supervisor: Jane Simons Festival Interns: Jean Teng (Auckland) Zoe Pattinson Fan, Liam Reid (Wellington) Publication Design: Ocean Design Group Publication Production: Greg Simpson Cover Design: Matt Bluett Cover Illustration: Ken Samonte Animated Title: Anthony Hore (designer), Aaron Hilton (animator), Tim Prebble (sound), Catherine Fitzgerald (producer) THE NEW ZEALAND FILM FESTIVAL TRUST Chair: Catherine Fitzgerald Trustees: Louise Baker, Adrienne Bonell, James Every-Palmer, Tearepa Kahi, Robin Laing, Andrew Langridge, Helen Marie O’Connell, Chris Watson Financial Controller: Chris Prowse The New Zealand Film Festival Trust Box 9544, Marion Square Wellington 6141, New Zealand ph: (64 4) 385 0162 info@nziff.co.nz Resene Resene Wellywood Piha Sand Resene Resene Pohutukawa Gumboot Resene Resene Pukeko Koru Resene Resene Gorse Pavlova Bringing colour to kiwi life since 1946 Resene’s big screen story began back in 1946 when Ted Nightingale started making paint from his Wellington garage. Over 70 years later and the Resene name lives on as a truly homegrown success story, known for its quality paint, colour and innovation. Our paints are designed and made in New Zealand for our harsh weather conditions and our colours are inspired by everyday kiwi life. So you can be sure they will look great in your home, while also looking after it. Proud supporters of the NZ fi lms in the International Film Festival. CONTENTS Resene Resene Wellywood Piha Sand 07 12 14 22 50 Big Nights Retro Aotearoa World Fresh 58 60 68 70 76 For All Framing News / Music Portrait Ages Reality Fake News & Dance of an Artist Resene Resene Pohutukawa Gumboot 80 84 Incredibly Meet the Strange Filmmakers WELCOME Resene Resene We could not be prouder or happier about fronting up, in this winter of 2018, to Pukeko Koru offer you a programme as invigorating and timely as any we have ever presented. If you’ve not joined us before, you have chosen a great year to do so. If you are a regular, this year’s NZIFF is going to feel new and different – unless you have been confining your attendance to the mighty Embassy, or to one of our lovely satellite venues, where it’s business as usual. At age 47, we have lost the 100-year-old Paramount, the cinema that brought us into the world, and found a new home down the street at Reading Cinemas. Comfortable seating, heating, legroom, and a finely tuned picture and sound: it just won’t be the same. We are very grateful to Reading Cinemas for taking us in: there are easier ways for cinema operators to make money than receiving the small share NZIFF can afford on the hard-won box office our busy programme usually generates. Be warned, however: bigger seats mean fewer seats and you are Resene Resene advised to book for Reading screenings. Gorse Pavlova The Paramount may be shuttered, but the yin and yang of the NZIFF ecosystem persist: filmmakers produce work that calls for festivity, and audiences love to gather, evaluate and celebrate. NZIFF survives as a non-profit enterprise, dependent on that audience for almost 90% of our income. NZIFF returns 25% of that income to filmmakers. The major sponsorship we receive from the New Zealand Film Commission is a gratifying institutional endorsement of that principle. Some other crucial supporters should also be acknowledged. Resene joins us for their fifth year as sponsors of another stimulating strand of films from Aotearoa. The Wellington Community Trust is behind us for the third year, and the Wellington City Council provides grant money – though we thank them above all for their custodianship of mothership Embassy. Flicks.co.nz, RadioLIVE, nzherald.co.nz and Metro magazine are exactly the media partners an event like ours Bringing colour to kiwi life since 1946 can work with, engaging directly with the films we present. In 2018 we welcome a new Artistic Development Partner in Creative New Zealand. Resene’s big screen story began back in 1946 when Ted Nightingale started making paint from his Wellington garage. Over 70 years later and the Resene name lives on as a truly homegrown success story, known for its quality paint, colour and innovation. Though we encounter numerous not-quite contenders as we go, the thing we NZIFF programmers do for work, we also do for fun. There are debates, difficult decisions and hallelujah moments aplenty, which is exactly Our paints are designed and made in New Zealand for our harsh weather conditions and our colours are inspired by everyday kiwi life. how we hope selecting your NZIFF will turn out for you. May our brave efforts help you spot the movies that So you can be sure they will look great in your home, while also looking after it. mean the most to you. Proud supporters of the NZ fi lms in the International Film Festival. Bill Gosden Director TICKET PRICES BUYING TICKETS BOOKINGS OPEN ON THURSDAY 5 JULY AT 10.00 AM A CODED SESSIONS Advance bookings will be available for all NZIFF screenings. You can select your own Sessions starting after 5.00 pm weekdays and all weekend sessions seats if you book online. Book early to secure your favourite seats, and to ensure your (unless otherwise indicated). tickets for screenings at the smaller venues. » Full Price $18.50 ONLINE www.nziff.co.nz » Film Society/Film Industry Guilds/Nurses $15.00 You have the option to select your own seats if you book online, using the ‘CHANGE SEAT’ button before you complete your purchase. Tickets purchased online will » Student/Community Services Card $15.00 be emailed to you, allowing you to print them at home. Please ensure you print » Child (15 and under)/Senior (65+) $12.50 your ticket, not just your confirmation letter, and bring your ID if you have booked concession discount tickets. You may also present your ticket on your mobile. Please B CODED SESSIONS ensure your ticket is loaded and ready for presentation. Sessions starting before 5.00 pm weekdays or of a shorter duration and IN PERSON BEFORE NZIFF (from Thursday 5 July to Thursday 26 July) others as indicated. Advance tickets for all NZIFF screenings will be available at the NZIFF box office » Full Price $15.00 downstairs at Reading Cinemas Courtenay, 100 Courtenay Place. 10.00 am – 6.00 pm Monday to Friday, 11.00 am – 4.00 pm Saturday and Sunday. » Child (15 and under)/Senior (65+) $12.50 IN PERSON DURING NZIFF (from Friday 27 July) C CODED SESSIONS Embassy, Reading Cinemas Courtenay, Penthouse Cinema, Light House Petone, » All tickets $11.50 Nga¯ Taonga Sound & Vision: The box office at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision will be open from 9.00 am – 4.00 pm, Monday – Friday. Tickets to all NZIFF screenings are ONLINE DISCOUNT available here. Purchase ten Full Price tickets or more in one online transaction and automatically Roxy Cinema: The box office at the Roxy Cinema can only sell tickets for their receive a discount of $2.00 per ticket. own NZIFF screenings. The box office opens 45 minutes before each NZIFF session TEN-TRIP PASS commences and closes 15 minutes after each session starts. Box office closed between sessions. Valid for all sessions (excluding Special Events), subject to seat availability. Please note: Patrons buying tickets for sessions about to start may be given priority Venue sales only. over patrons seeking advance bookings. » Ten-Trip Pass $150.00 MAIL BOOKINGS The Ten-Trip Pass can be purchased in advance from the NZIFF box office at Reading A booking form can be found on the NZIFF website. Once printed and completed, post Cinemas Courtenay (or from NZIFF venues during NZIFF dates). It can be used to book to: New Zealand International Film Festival, PO Box 9544, Marion Square, Wellington tickets in advance or on the day at NZIFF box offices for any session that is not sold 6141. Alternatively, you can call (04) 802 2579 and we can post you a booking form. out. The Ten-Trip Pass cannot be used for online, phone or mail bookings. TELEPHONE – Please note that we have very limited phone booking services TICKETING FEES Hours prior to NZIFF (Thursday 5 July to Thursday 26 July) 10.00 am – 5.00 pm Monday to Friday, 11.00 am – 4.00 pm Saturday and Sunday.