WELLINGTON 24 JULY – 9 AUGUST BOOK AT NZIFF.CO.NZ 44TH WELLINGTON FILM FESTIVAL 2015 Presented by New Zealand Film Festival Trust under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae, GNZM, QSO, Governor-General of New Zealand EMBASSY THEATRE PARAMOUNT SOUNDINGS THEATRE, TE PAPA PENTHOUSE CINEMA ROXY CINEMA LIGHT HOUSE PETONE WWW.NZIFF.CO.NZ NGĀ TAONGA SOUND & VISION CITY GALLERY Director: Bill Gosden General Manager: Sharon Byrne Assistant to General Manager: Lisa Bomash Festival Manager: Jenna Udy Publicist (Wellington & Regions): Megan Duffy PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY Publicist (National): Liv Young Programmer: Sandra Reid Assistant Programmer: Michael McDonnell Animation Programmer: Malcolm Turner Children’s Programmer: Nic Marshall Incredibly Strange Programmer: Anthony Timpson Content Manager: Hayden Ellis Materials and Content Assistant: Tom Ainge-Roy Festival Accounts: Alan Collins Publications Manager: Sibilla Paparatti Audience Development Coordinator: Angela Murphy Online Content Coordinator: Kailey Carruthers Guest and Administration Coordinator: Rachael Deller-Pincott Festival Interns: Cianna Canning, Poppy Granger Technical Adviser: Ian Freer Ticketing Supervisor: Amanda Newth Film Handler: Peter Tonks Publication Production: Greg Simpson Publication Design: Ocean Design Group Cover Design: Matt Bluett Cover Illustration: Blair Sayer 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, Tearepa Kahi, Jacquie Kean, 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 TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL OFFICE IN NEW ZEALAND Contact Jim Rendell ph: 0274 774026, (+64 9) 477 0115 [email protected] 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 69 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 20 36 Big Nights Retro Aotearoa World For All Ages 42 48 52 58 60 Fresh Vision Framing Sport Inside Reality Stories Resene Resene 62 64 66 70 74 Pohutukawa Gumboot Champions Les Blank Music Portrait Incredibly of an Artist Strange 77 78 79 Shorts Meet the Indices with Features Filmmakers Resene Resene Pukeko Koru WELCOME Is that a movie screen in your pocket? With vast libraries of film and television a mere finger tap away for many of us, it behoves any film festival to choose more carefully than ever. At the speed with which today’s audiences demand access to films, our haul from May’s Cannes Film Festival sits squarely with the zeitgeist – but our commitment to getting Inherent Vice, one of the great American films of late 2014, onto the giant screen in July 2015 almost looks like a nostalgic gesture. That is, until you are sitting in the Embassy completely absorbed in the present tense of the film’s unique fictional universe. Programming NZIFF is more than ever about celebrating the public occasion of movie-going, privileging the big screen experience and enlivening the interaction between films and audiences, ideally with the Resene Resene filmmakers present to contribute in person. The only challenge about finding 150 or so films that fit that agenda in Gorse Pavlova 2015 was finding even more. We never forget that it’s the support of its audience that keeps NZIFF alive and kicking. Ticket sales contributed 88% of our income in 2014. The major sponsorship we receive from the New Zealand Film Commission is a gratifying institutional endorsement of that support, and we appreciate it immensely. Russell McVeagh once again sponsor our Gala screening allowing us to share their hospitality with other key Wellington stakeholders and supporters. We welcome Resene for their second year as sponsors of myriad films from New Zealand filmmakers. Māori Television and RadioLIVE are great media partners. NEC very generously escorted us into the digital era and remain highly valued sponsors now that we are fully ensconced. There is not one film print at this year’s festival of film. Bringing colour to kiwi life since 1946 We’re all of us aboard this enterprise because filmmakers gave whatever it took to get their pictures into the world in the first place. So one wanted to contemplate the immanence of the past in a Thai hospital; another to orchestrate the Resene’s big screen story began back in 1946 when Ted Nightingale started making paint from his Wellington garage. Over 69 comic misunderstandings of a Latin Lothario’s ex-wives; another to count the ways you can bludgeon a zombie with an years later and the Resene name lives on as a truly homegrown success story, known for its quality paint, colour and innovation. oversize dildo? We hope team NZIFF’s advocacy of their many achievements will help lead you to the explorations that Our paints are designed and made in New Zealand for our harsh weather conditions and our colours are inspired by everyday kiwi life. mean the most to you. 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. Bill Gosden Director 1 TICKET PRICES 2 BUYING TICKETS A CODED SESSIONS BOOKINGS OPEN ON WEDNESDAY 1 JULY FROM 9.00 AM Advance bookings will be available for all NZIFF screenings. For the first time this year you Sessions starting after 5.00 pm weekdays and all weekend sessions. can select your own seats online. Book early to secure the best seats and to ensure your » Full Price $18.50 tickets for screenings at the smaller venues. » Film Society/Film Industry Guilds/Student ❉ $15.00 ONLINE www.nziff.co.nz (Select your own seat option now available.) Tickets purchased online will be emailed to you, allowing you to print them at home. » Child (15 and under)/Senior (65+) $12.50 Please ensure you either print your ticket, not just your confirmation letter, and bring your B CODED SESSIONS ID if you have booked concession discount tickets. You may also present your ticket on your mobile. Please ensure your ticket is loaded and ready for presentation. Sessions starting before 5.00 pm weekdays or of a shorter duration and others as indicated. IN PERSON BEFORE NZIFF (from Wednesday 1 July to Thursday 23 July) Advance tickets for all NZIFF screenings will be available at the NZIFF box office at the » Full Price $15.00 Paramount, 25 Courtenay Place. » Child (15 and under)/Senior (65+) $12.50 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Monday to Friday, 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Saturday and Sunday. C CODED SESSIONS IN PERSON DURING NZIFF (from Friday 24 July) City Gallery screenings and others as indicated. From Friday 24 July, advance tickets for all NZIFF screenings will be available at the NZIFF box offices at Paramount, Embassy, Nga¯ Taonga Sound & Vision, Light House Petone and » All tickets $11.50 Penthouse Cinema. These box offices will open one hour prior to the first NZIFF session of the day at the venue and close 15 minutes after the start of the day’s final NZIFF session. 3D FILMS Please note: Patrons buying tickets for sessions about to start may be given priority over 3D glasses not included. We encourage you to recycle and bring your own. patrons seeking advance bookings. They can be purchased at the cinema entrance for $1.00. The NZIFF box office at Te Papa can also provide advance bookings for all NZIFF » Full Price $20.50 screenings, but is open only on those days when NZIFF screens at Te Papa (28 July and 3–5 & 7 August). This box office will open one hour prior to the first session of the day » Film Society/Film Industry Guilds/Student ❉ $18.50 at Te Papa and close 15 minutes after the start of the day’s final session. » Child (15 and under)/Senior (65+) $14.50 The box office at The Roxy Cinema offers advance bookings for their own NZIFF screenings only. This box office is operated for NZIFF by the venue itself and is not LC LIVE CINEMA Lonesome equipped to sell tickets for other NZIFF venues. » Full Price $40.00 MAIL » Film Society/Film Industry Guilds/Student ❉ $33.00 A booking form can be found on the NZIFF website. Once printed and completed, post to: New Zealand International Film Festival, PO Box 9544, Marion Square, Wellington 6141. » Senior (65+) $33.00 TELEPHONE Please note: We have limited phone booking services. » Child (15 and under) $25.00 Ph: (04) 801 8054 ONLINE DISCOUNT Before NZIFF (from Wednesday 1 July to Thursday 23 July) Purchase ten Full Price tickets or more in one online transaction and automatically 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Monday to Friday, 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Saturday and Sunday. receive a discount of $2.00 per ticket. During NZIFF (from Friday 24 July) 10.30 am – 5.00 pm daily. TEN-TRIP PASS AT THE VENUE ON THE DAY Valid for all sessions, subject to seat availability.