The New Zealand Film Archive

Screenings and events Wednesday 14 to Wednesday 21 May, 2008

Follow the links to the Film Archive's Events Calendar for up-to-the-minute programme details and screening times.

Wednesday 14 May, mediatheatre at 12.30pm
Ecphrais: homage in the video medium
Artist’s Film Festival curator Paula J. Booker presents and discusses three works (Jennifer Mason’s Desire and Pain, Tracey Moffat’s Artless/Frey Video Noir Reedit and Kah Bee Chow’s Reverence.
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Free admission

Wednesday 14 May, mediatheatre at 7.00pm
Bonjour Timothy, NZ/Canada, 1995, G, 97 minutes
Director: Wayne Tourell. Writer: David Preston
With: Dean O’Gorman, Sabine Karsenti
Timothy, a teenager falls head over heels for the pretty French-Canadian exchange student his family is hosting. Unfortunately, Timothy’s attentions are not reciprocated... “It's a long time since I’ve seen a movie that gives as much sweet-tempered, innocent fun as Wayne Tourell’s Bonjour Timothy.” – Nicholas Reid, North & South
A part of the season, “Features for Kids”
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Tickets: $8 Public ($6 concession)

Thursday 15 May, mediatheatre at 12.30pm
One Hour Janice, NZ, 2007, 50 Minutes
Fiona Gillmore’s work investigates what happens when the emotional posturing of pop music collides with art-making performance.
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Free admission

Thursday 15 May, mediatheatre at 7.00pm
The Writer’s Room: How to Write Your First Feature
Script-to-Screen present a practical discussion about how to present your first feature script for funding and development. On the panel tonight will be Hone Kouka, award-winning writer Briar Grace-Smith and Matt Saville. Writer’s Room is a series of debates on hot topics in writing for the screen, presented by Script-to-Screen with the support of Stella Artois.
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Entry by koha

Friday 16 May, mediatheatre at 7.00pm
Yves Klein – The Blue Revolution (Yves Klein – La Revolution Bleue), France, 2006, Exempt, 52 minutes
Director: Francois Lévy-Kuentz
Featuring unreleased archival material, including Klein's own films, Lévy-Kuentz’s portrait produced for the 2006 Pompidou Centre retrospective, “Yves Klein: Body, Colour, Immaterial”, examines the career of the pioneer of the monochrome and the happening.
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Tickets: $6

Saturday 17 May, mediatheatre at 7.00pm
5,6,7, NZ, 1993-2007, Programme 60 minutes, R16 content may disturb, offensive language & sexual themes
Five choice New Zealand short films (Sure to Rise, Beautiful, Nature’s Way, A Very Nice Honeymoon and Two Cars One Night), for a mere six bucks, at seven o’clock.
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Tickets: $6

Wednesday 21 May, mediatheatre at 7.00pm
The Whole of the Moon, NZ/Canada, 1996 PG no notes, 94 minutes
Director: Ian Mune
Screenplay: Richard Lymposs, Ian Mune, based on a story by Richard Lymposs
With: Toby Fisher, Nikki Si’ Ulepa, Pascale Bussieres, Paul Gittins, Jane Thomas
Two opposite characters thrown together by one fatal disease at first coping, then learning & eventually loving. The lead actors under the guidance of one of NZ’s finest actors produce a heart wrenching, humourous, realistic, thought provoking film.
A part of the season, “Features for Kids”
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Tickets: $8 Public ($6 concession)

Exhibitions

Pelorus Trust mediagallery, Film Archive, Wellington
To Saturday 17 May
Artists Film Festival
Over 30 new works by 30 artists showcasing the best in contemporary NZ video.

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