AUCKLAND 20 JULY – 6 AUGUST 2017 PLUS ANIMATION NOW! 14–18 JULY 2017 BOOK AT NZIFF.CO.NZ L New Zealand Films Smash Palace Mauri How Far is Heaven The Last Dogs of Winter The World’s Fastest Indian Lambs Madam Black Giselle Night Shift Once Were Warriors Watch your first f ilm for free We have 200 free views to give away for f irst-time subscribers, for a limited time only. Visit ondemand.nzf ilm.co.nz and register. It takes just a few seconds. You will receive a conf irmation of registration by email. Forward your conf irmation to [email protected] and we will send you your unique free-to-view promo code. It’s as easy as that! This offer is limited to the first 200 new subscribers who forward the NZFC ([email protected]) their confirmation email and is one free viewing per new subscriber. Your free viewing must be used by 31 October 2017. This offer expires at the earlier of 200 new confirmation emails received or 31 August 2017. [NZIFF17_Auckland_HiRes-2 1.pdf]Auckland 49th Auckland International Film Festival Presented by New Zealand Film Festival Trust under the distinguished patronage of Her Excellency The Right Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy, Governor-General of New Zealand CIVIC THEATRE ASB WATERFRONT THEATRE ACADEMY CINEMA RIALTO CINEMAS NEWMARKET EVENT CINEMAS QUEEN ST HOLLYWOOD AVONDALE EVENT CINEMAS MANUKAU EVENT CINEMAS WESTGATE Director: Bill Gosden 20 JULY – 6 AUGUST 2017 General Manager: Sharon Byrne Communications Manager: Rebecca McMillan ANIMATION NOW! Assistant to the General Manager: Lisa Bomash 14–18 JULY 2017 Auckland Festival Manager: Hedda ten Holder Auckland Admin/Ticketing Manager: Karen Cartwright Publicist: Liv Young PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY Auckland Communications Assistant: Manali Bhatia Programmer: Sandra Reid Assistant Programmer: Michael McDonnell Animation NOW! Programmer: Malcolm Turner All Ages Programmer: Nic Marshall Incredibly Strange Programmer: Anthony Timpson Online Content Coordinator: Kailey Carruthers Content Manager: Ina Kinski Materials and Content Assistants: Ian Freer, Jule Hartung Technical Adviser: Ian Freer Publications Coordinator: Tim Wong Administration Coordinator: Estela Sangkop Audience Development Coordinator: Alice Vilardel Wellington Communications Assistant: Abby Cattermole Guest Coordinator: Pamela Harvey-White Festival Accounts: Alan Collins Festival Interns: Miles Chan (Auckland), Kezia Dwyer (Wellington) Publication Design: Ocean Design Group Publication Production: Greg Simpson Cover Design: Ponui Patuaka, Meri Gracia Cover Illustration: Tom Simpson 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, Tanya Surrey, 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 [email protected] PROUDLY SUPPORTED AND PRINTED BY Contact Jim Rendell ph: 0274 774026, (+64 9) 477 0115 [email protected] 701789 NZFF Auckland 1 Front [701789 NZFF Auckland.pdf]Auckland 701789 NZFF Auckland 2 Front [NZIFF17_Auckland_HiRes-2 3.pdf]Auckland CONTENTS 09 16 18 26 52 Big Nights Retro Aotearoa World For All Ages 54 62 66 74 78 Fresh Thrill Framing Game Music Reality Changes 80 84 88 90 91 Portrait Incredibly Animation Shorts with Meet the of an Artist Strange NOW! Features Filmmakers WELCOME In a year fraught with changes you might not want to be reminded about, we bring you the 2017 NZIFF catalogue, cleverly contrived to look like business as usual. Truth is we too have let loose with some mighty changes, though we think you might like them. First, we’ve worked with fellow local treasures Auckland Theatre Company to make their fabulous new ASB Waterfront Theatre into a glorious NZIFF venue, second only in our cosmos to The Civic. Then we added something very old, but totally rejuvenated, the Hollywood Cinema in Avondale to our satellite system. Third, we’ve extracted our Animation NOW! strand and made it its own jumping New Zealand International Animation Film Festival which screens ahead of NZIFF from 14-18 July. Next, thanks to the sponsorship of Shift 72, we have quietly launched NZIFF On Demand to extend the life of our cinema programme. A fifth change is cause for celebration of a different tenor. Lynn Smart, our staunch and beloved Festival Manager of 28 years standing has exchanged the unremitting pleasure of running Auckland’s International Film Festival for a free pass to finally see some movies. Lynn began inauspiciously, subcontracted from out of the blue by a manager who had found a better offer elsewhere. Since then she’s mentored countless young staff through the Festival and into the world of events and entertainment, including me. Her firm hand and her sense of mischief have had more influence on the shape and tone of NZIFF than she knows. Brava! We are delighted some things stay the same. 2degrees Mobile returns as sponsor of our World cinema section for a second year. Resene join us for their fourth year as sponsors of another stunning bunch of New Zealand films. Flicks.co.nz, RadioLIVE and Metro magazine remain proactive media partners. We also welcome back NZ Herald as our news media partner. Seeing how responsive they all are to our programme energises us when we most need it. Foundation North’s funding continues to keep our Auckland office open. Ultimately it’s the support of its audience that keeps our non-profit enterprise in action, and, it always bears saying, the perseverance of independent filmmakers who did whatever it took to get these films made. 25% of your ticket money goes their way. Ticket sales contributed 88% of our income in 2016. The major sponsorship we receive from the New Zealand Film Commission is a gratifying institutional contribution to that support system. Come in out of the rain, says our poster. Clearly not every great film yielded by the last turbulent year was intended to fold you in a warm embrace, but there’s fun in store at NZIFF and life to be had together at the movies. Bill Gosden Director 701789 NZFF Auckland 3 Front [NZIFF17_Auckland_HiRes-2 4.pdf]Auckland 1 TICKET PRICES 2 BUYING TICKETS PHONE AND ONLINE BOOKINGS open from 9.00 am Friday 30 June A CODED SESSIONS The Civic Theatre Box Office opens from 9.00 am Friday 30 June Sessions starting after 5.00 pm weekdays and all weekend sessions Book early to secure the best seats. Seats are allocated on the basis of best available (unless otherwise indicated) at the time of booking. Please note that all advance bookings for The Civic Theatre and » Early Bird Full (purchased before 20 July) $17.50 ASB Waterfront Theatre weekday daytime screenings up to 5.00 pm and Saturday and » Full (purchased from 20 July) $18.50 Sunday screenings up to 1.00 pm will be allocated in the Stalls only. » Film Society/Film Industry Guilds * $15.50 MAIL BOOKINGS Download and print a booking form from the NZIFF website. Post to: New Zealand » Community Service Card * $15.50 International Film Festival, C/- Ticketmaster, PO Box 106 443, Auckland 1143. » Student * $15.50 Alternatively phone 09 378 6100 to be mailed a booking form. » Senior (60+) $12.50 ONLINE BOOKINGS AND PRINT-AT-HOME TICKETING » Children (15 and under) $12.50 www.nziff.co.nz or www.ticketmaster.co.nz B CODED SESSIONS Tickets can be purchased online up until the time the session commences. You will need to print your Print-at-Home tickets (not just the confirmation letter) and bring the credit Sessions starting before 5.00 pm weekdays and other shorter duration card used to purchase the tickets for identification. sessions indicated Print-at-Home is the most convenient way of receiving your tickets, allowing you to » Full $15.00 print your tickets right away. If you are not already a member of Ticketmaster you will » Senior (60+) $12.50 be asked to register for a My Ticketmaster account. » Children (15 and under) $12.50 MOBILE TICKETING C CODED SESSIONS Tickets can be purchased on your phone through Ticketmaster’s mobile site. Please ensure your ticket is loaded and ready for scanning before you arrive at the venue. Sessions in the Animation NOW! Festival programme and as indicated TELEPHONE BOOKINGS » All tickets $12.50 Freephone 0800 111 999 From Mobile 09 970 9700 -LIVE CINEMA It 9.00 am – 9.00 pm Monday to Friday; 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Saturday & Sunday » Full $45.00 telephone bookings can be accepted until the start of each screening time » Film Society/Film Industry Guilds * $40.00 (subject to Ticketmaster telephone booking hours). » Community Service Card * $40.00 WHEELCHAIR BOOKINGS Phone: 09 970 9711 » Student * $40.00 9.00 am – 9.00 pm Monday to Friday; 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Saturday & Sunday » Senior (60+) $40.00 SCHOOLS AND GROUPS » Children (15 and under) $30.00 For group bookings of 20 or more people contact Karen Cartwright on 09 378 6100 -SPECIAL EVENT – Top of the Lake: China Girl before Thursday 20 July. » Full $45.00 ADVANCE COUNTER BOOKINGS (FROM FRIDAY 30 JUNE) » Film Society/Film Industry Guilds * $40.00 The Civic Theatre Box Office, Wellesley Street: 9.00 am – 6.00 pm daily » Community Service Card * $40.00 Aotea Centre Box Office, Level 3, Aotea Centre: » Student * $40.00 9.00 am – 5.30 pm Monday to Friday; 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Saturday & Sunday During NZIFF advance tickets will be available from The Civic Box Office one hour prior to » Senior (60+) $40.00 the first NZIFF screening that day until 15 minutes after the last screening commences.