Alpine Club to host NZ’s mountain film festival
NEW ZEALAND ALPINE CLUB, CHRSTCHURCH, NEW
ZEALAND
Media Release
Tuesday 7 October 12pm
New Zealand Alpine Club to host NZ’s own mountain film festival
Started in Wanaka 6 years ago, the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival is this country’s answer to its hugely successful big brother, the Banff Mountain Film festival.
This year, for the first time, a selection of the best of the NZ Film festival is coming to the following cities and venues, hosted by the New Zealand Alpine Club:
Auckland Auckland University 22 October,
7.30pm
Wellington The Paramount 4 November,
6.30pm
Christchurch Christchurch Girls High 6
November, 7.00pm
Napier Century Cinema
9 November, 6.30pm
The evening programme includes an
exhilarating re-enactment of the very first coast to coast.
Two adventurous Kiwis drag, lug and paddle heavy wooden
canoes from west to east duplicating a journey first made in
1899.
‘First Light’ takes us on a journey around the magical Otago and Catlins’ coastline in search of the best surf at first light.
In Kamchatka, Russia, the grizzly bears are renowned. A Canadian conservationist’s very risky connection with these dangerous animals comes across well in this award winning documentary.
In ‘The Beckoning Silence’, Joe Simpson tells the story of climber Tony Kurz’s heroic battle for survival on Eiger. In this gripping, action-packed adventure film with a difference, Simpson finally confronts his demons on the Eiger’s north face and rediscovers the thrill of the climb.
Tickets for all events are available locally:
For Auckland: tickets
are available online from www. aucklandclimber.org.nz or by
calling 09 486 2024
For Wellington: tickets are available
at The Paramount
For Napier: tickets are available at
Century Cinema
For Christchurch: tickets are available at
The Roxx, R & R Sport, Bivouac Outdoor
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