WELLINGTON 26 JULY – 11 AUGUST 2019 BOOK AT NZIFF.CO.NZ NZIFF0719_WELLINGTON-1.indd 1 19/06/19 2:40 PM Join our newsletter or follow us on social media, to keep up with the centenary programme of events. @mccahonhouse mccahonhouse.org.nz mccahon100.org.nz MH1425FANZIFF0719_WELLINGTON-1.indd McCahon100 NZIFF ad.indd 2 2 12/06/1919/06/19 5:362:40 PM 48th Wellington 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 26 JULY – 11 AUGUST 2019 EMBASSY THEATRE PENTHOUSE CINEMAS ROXY CINEMA LIGHT HOUSE CINEMA CUBA PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY LIGHT HOUSE CINEMA PETONE SOUNDINGS THEATRE, TE PAPA CITY GALLERY WELLINGTON READING CINEMAS, PORIRUA General Manager: Sharon Byrne Programmer: Sandra Reid Programme Manager: Michael McDonnell Assistant to the General Manager: Caroline Palmer Communications Manager: Melissa Booth Publicist: Sally Woodfield Wellington Festival Manager: Elizabeth Ireland Animation NOW! Programmer: Malcolm Turner All Ages Programmer: Nic Marshall Incredibly Strange Programmer: Anthony Timpson Publications Manager: Tim Wong Programme Consultant: Chris Matthews Content Manager: Ina Kinski Content Assistant: Lauri Korpela Technical Adviser: Ian Freer Online Content Coordinator: Sanja Maric Audience Development Coordinator: Emma Carter Guest Coordinator: Lauren Day Social Media Coordinator: David Oxenbridge Communications Assistant: Lynnaire MacDonald Communications Assistant (Auckland): Camila Araos Elevancini Online Social Assistant: Bradley Pratt Festival Accounts: Alan Collins Ticketing Supervisor: Madeline Bush Festival Interns: Erin Rogatski (Auckland) Jessica Hof (Wellington) Publication Design: Ocean Design Group Publication Production: Greg Simpson Cover Design: Blair Mainwaring 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 Join our newsletter or Trustees: Louise Baker, Adrienne Bonell, follow us on social media, to James Every-Palmer, Chris Hormann, keep up with the centenary Tearepa Kahi, Robin Laing, programme of events. Andrew Langridge, Helen Marie O’Connell Financial Controller: Chris Prowse @mccahonhouse The New Zealand Film Festival Trust mccahonhouse.org.nz Box 9544, Marion Square Wellington 6141, New Zealand mccahon100.org.nz ph: (64) 4 385 0162 [email protected] MH1425FA McCahon100 NZIFF ad.indd 2 12/06/19 5:36 PM NZIFF0719_WELLINGTON-1.indd 1 20/06/19 12:58 PM 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. 9 NZIFF0719_WELLINGTON-1.indd 2 19/06/19 2:40 PM CONTENTS Resene Resene Wellywood Piha Sand 09 14 16 18 24 Big Nights Retro Vive la Varda! Aotearoa World 40 54 58 68 70 Fresh For All Ages Framing Women Music Reality in Cinema & Dance Resene Resene Pohutukawa Gumboot 74 78 82 82 Portrait Incredibly Meet the Shorts of an Artist Strange Filmmakers with Features WELCOME 2019 brings a year of significant change to NZIFF. After 40 years of dedicated service, Director Bill Gosden Resene Resene handed in his keys and retired at the end of March. His legacy is monumental. Under his leadership, Pukeko Koru NZIFF has developed from its humble beginnings to the prominent cinema event it is today. In this period of transition, we have endeavoured to uphold the curatorial mission established during Bill’s tenure: to celebrate, with New Zealanders, the best that world and homegrown cinema has to offer, and to ensure that our audience’s appetite continues to be surprised, delighted, rewarded and challenged. Our role is to be a conduit between filmmakers – through the stories their films recount – and the community NZIFF serves. This year some of these tales take us from the jungles of Vietnam to the moon landing, from the gritty streets of a Parisian banlieue to a small farm in far north New Zealand, from the desolate sertão of northeastern Brazil to the high seas of the Atlantic Ocean – and, ecstatically, to the concert stages of musical greats. We cannot emphasise enough how NZIFF, being a non-profit enterprise, depends on you, the audience. Though the Wellington event calendar is much more crowded in 2019 than it was in 1972 Resene Resene Gorse Pavlova your enthusiastic support ensures our spot as the major cultural event of the New Zealand winter. We would also like to acknowledge the generous support of our partners. The longstanding major sponsorship we receive from the New Zealand Film Commission is invaluable in allowing us to select, deliver and promote our choice of New Zealand work. We are pleased that the Wellington City Council and Wellington Community Trust continue to recognise our significant contribution to Wellington’s cultural landscape. Resene joins us for their sixth year as sponsors of another stellar selection of films from Aotearoa. Our media partners Flicks.co.nz, The Breeze, NZ Herald and Metro magazine ensure that our audience engage with, and delve into, the diverse films in our programme. Creative New Zealand joins us for the second year as our Artistic Development Partner and Russell McVeagh returns as our standing Gala sponsor. And this year we are delighted to welcome Green & Black’s on board as our World strand Bringing colour to kiwi life since 1946 partner. To these and all our partners, we say thank you. Bill bowed out in style last year with Wellington – both his and the festival’s home for over four decades – Resene’s big screen story began back in 1946 when Ted Nightingale started making paint from his Wellington garage. Over 70 celebrating record attendances. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to work alongside him. The team at years later and the Resene name lives on as a truly homegrown success story, known for its quality paint, colour and innovation. NZIFF would like to dedicate this year’s festival to Bill, in recognition of his inestimable contribution to film Our paints are designed and made in New Zealand for our harsh weather conditions and our colours are inspired by everyday kiwi life. culture in New Zealand. 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. The NZIFF team 9 NZIFF0719_WELLINGTON-1.indd 3 20/06/19 12:58 PM TICKET PRICES BUYING TICKETS BOOKINGS OPEN ON THURSDAY 4 JULY AT 10.00 AM A CODED SESSIONS Advance bookings will be available for all NZIFF screenings. Sessions starting after 5.00 pm weekdays, all weekend sessions (unless otherwise indicated), and sessions of La Flor* starting after 4.00pm. ONLINE www.nziff.co.nz You have the option to select your own seats if you book online, using the ‘CHANGE » Full Price $18.50 SEAT’ button before you complete your purchase. Tickets purchased online will be emailed to you, allowing you to print them at home. Please ensure you print » Film Society/Film Industry Guilds/Nurses $15.00 your ticket, not just your confirmation letter, and bring your ID if you have booked » Student/Community Services Card $15.00 concession discount tickets. You may also present your ticket on your mobile. Please ensure your ticket is loaded and ready for presentation (along with concession ID). » Child (15 and under)/Senior (65+) $12.50 IN PERSON BEFORE NZIFF (from Thursday 4 July to Thursday 25 July) *A coded evening sessions of La Flor (p25) start at the earlier time of 4.00 pm Advance tickets for all NZIFF screenings will be available at the NZIFF box office to accommodate the film's extra-long runtime. downstairs at the Embassy Theatre, 10 Kent Terrace. B CODED SESSIONS 10.00 am – 6.00 pm Monday to Friday, 11.00 am – 4.00 pm Saturday and Sunday. Sessions starting before 5.00 pm weekdays or of a shorter duration and IN PERSON DURING NZIFF (from Friday 26 July) others as indicated. Embassy, City Gallery, Penthouse Cinema, Roxy Cinema: From Friday 26 July tickets to all NZIFF screenings are available from these box offices. Each box office will » Full Price $15.00 open 45 minutes prior to the first NZIFF session of the day and close 15 minutes after » Child (15 and under)/Senior (65+) $12.50 the start of the final NZIFF session. Te Papa: Tickets to all NZIFF screenings are available from the NZIFF box office outside C CODED SESSIONS Soundings Theatre. This will open 45 minutes prior to the first NZIFF session of the day » All tickets $11.50 at Te Papa and close 15 minutes after the start of the final NZIFF session. Light House Cuba, Light House Petone, Reading Cinemas Porirua: The box D CODED SESSIONS Long Day’s Journey Into Night (partial 3D) offices at these sites can only sell tickets for their own NZIFF screenings. The box office 3D glasses will be provided if required, however we encourage you to opens 45 minutes before each NZIFF session commences and closes 15 minutes after consider the environment by reusing and bringing your own. each session starts. Box offices are closed between sessions. » Full Price $19.50 Please note: Patrons buying tickets for sessions about to start may be given priority over patrons seeking advance bookings.