What's On?
Today's Events
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| 17/05/08 | 19:00 | 5, 6, 7: 5 NZ Short Films |
Upcoming Events
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| 21/05/08 | 19:00 | The Whole of the Moon |
| 22/05/08 | 09:00 | medialibrary open |
| 23/05/08 | 19:00 | Charles Mingus |
| 24/05/08 | 19:00 | Louis Armstrong & Friends |
| 26/05/08 | 09:00 | The World of Interiors |
| 27/05/08 | 09:00 | The World of Interiors |
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NZ Feature Project
The New Zealand Feature Project began in May 2004 when the mediaplex opened on the ground floor of the Film Archive.
The aim of the project is to screen every single surviving New Zealand feature film at least one time.
Education Programmes
On Disk
Special announcement: On Wednesday 14 May we will be launching the latest On Disk programme at the Film Archive.This special curriculum-based geography programme, based on the physical and social aspects of Wellington, contains 8-hours of footage and full teaching notes.
Working with the Ministry of Education and teachers, the Archive produces the On Disk library for secondary school use. On Disk is designed for the secondary school curriculum. Completely free of charge, order online and On Disk will arrive at any NZ school within 48 hours.
For teachers looking for interesting excursions outside the classroom, we also offer a range of screening programmes onsite and regularly welcome school groups to the Archive’s cinema in Wellington.
On Disk | Primary & Intermediate Programmes | Secondary Programmes |
News
Harnessing the power
Harnessing the power of the moving image for secondary ...
14/05/2008 | Full story
From C'Mon to Shazam
Four Decades of New Zealand Music Television Shows from...
13/05/2008 | Full story
Supporting NZ Music Month
Search the collection for music videos, from Epi Shalfoon and his Melody Boys in the 1930s to The Pheonix Foundation in the 00s.
Music programmes will run continuously in the TV Lounge during May. An exciting music month announcement will also be made so watch this space!
| Search the Catalogue | TV Lounge Programme |
Tracking Shots
Since the earliest days of cinema New Zealand has been a movie-going and movie-making nation.
Explore the History of NZ film and NZ history on film.
Close Ups on Film History | Flashbacks: NZ History on Film | Cast & Crew
Contact us
Catalogue Plus
The Film Archive collections number over 110,000 titles and cover every genre.
Overwhelming and sometimes hard to know where to begin Catalogue Plus! provides specially themed searches to help you get started.
From the film works of composer Douglas Lilburn to the Royal Visit of 1953-54, and home movie footage of Christmas’ past, each of these sets are media rich with still images and video excerpts.
Designed to help you explore the collection, each set demonstrates different ways of searching the catalogue.
Illusions
no.39, Winter 2007
Illusions: New Zealand Moving Image and Performing Arts Criticism.
Published since 1986, Illusions focuses on New Zealand’s moving image culture.