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Talks on Utu:Redux/The Rocket and WIFTNZ presents Jeff Gomez
PRESS RELEASE: Talks on Utu:Redux/The Rocket and WIFTNZ presents Jeff Gomez
Making The Rocket
EVENT: SAT 27 JULY, 11AM, AUCKLAND ART GALLERY
'Endearing, gripping and heartwarming, The Rocket recently won the World Narrative Competition prize at Tribeca, and it's easy to see why' - Rodrigo Perez, Indiewire
The NZ International Film Festival and Script to Screen present a discussion with the filmmakers of award-winning feature film The Rocket.
Join Australian writer/director Kim Mordaunt, producer Sylvia Wilczynski and executive producer Bridget Ikin (An Angel at my Table), as they talk to NZ director Armagan Ballantyne (The Strength of Water) about the story behind the film and its very specifically Laotian story. They will delve into the project's genesis and development, the challenges of shooting in Laos, and casting and working with local children.
Saturday 27th July 11am, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki Auditorium, Access by main entrance on Kitchener Street, Auckland. Free event.
Buy a ticket to see The Rocket at the NZIFF here.
Discussing Utu
EVENT: SAT 28 JULY, 8:15PM, WINTERGARDEN
"Utu must rate as the most powerful, expert and audience-appealing film yet to be wholly conceived and executed in this country" - Mike Nicolaidi, Variety, 9 February 1983
The New Zealand Film Festival and Script to Screen present a conversation with the filmmakers of the enhanced and restored New Zealand classic, Utu Redux.
Directly after the Sunday evening screening of Utu Redux (6:15pm, Civic), come down to the Wintergarden to join filmmaker/actor Ian Mune (Sleeping Dogs, Goodbye Porkpie) as he talks with DoP Graeme Cowley and director Geoff Murphy (Goodbye Porkpie, The Quiet Earth) about this great high water mark of New Zealand Cinema.
"When you make a film about racial conflict, you are living dangerously. When you make a film about racial conflict in a country that congratulates itself on what a successful bi-cultural society it is, the danger heightens." - Geoff Murphy.
Sunday 28 July, 8:15pm, (after the Utu Redux screening) The Wintergarden, downstairs at The Civic, Auckland. Complimentary nibbles provided.
Buy a ticket to see Utu Redux at the NZIFF here.
WIFTNZ presents Jeff Gomez
EVENT: 30-31 JULY, TE NOHO KOTAHITANGA MARAE, UNITEC
Jeff Gomez, the world's leading transmedia producer is coming to Auckland to share his expertise on transmedia storytelling, the fast moving phenomenon that is reshaping the world of entertainment and multi-media communication. The highly sought after American has been involved in some of Hollywood's biggest franchises; fromAvatar to the Pirates of the Caribbean. He has influenced millions and now he comes for his first ever visit to New Zealand.
Day 1: Transmedia Toolbox with industry experts from Australia & New Zealand
Day 2: Creating Blockbuster Worlds: the Power of Transmedia Storytelling with Jeff Gomez
Tues 30 - Wed 31 July, Te Noho Kotahitanga, Unitec, Auckland
This is an opportunity not to be missed. Don't be left behind in the 21st century!
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