Arohanui Film Festival Launches 2016 Programme!

Arohanui Film Festival Launches 2016 Programme!

The second annual Arohanui Film Festival is set to take over the historic Te Aroha township again on 28-30th October.

In one weekend, thirty three films will screen at the Future Te Aroha centre, including five World Premieres and eleven New Zealand Premieres. Some of these films are presented by the film-makers and will not be available to see in New Zealand again.

Festival Director Lyn Renwick says “we are thrilled with the high standard of submissions and the interesting mix of films. It has already become a talking point in the town. The range of films available means that there will be something of interest to the public and a feast for film makers with the number of Q and A sessions available.” Lyn received a Queens service medal for services to youth and theatre in 2009.

Highlights include “Bitch”, a film about a stray dog from the alleyways of New Delhi who finds itself transported to Sweden, where she is thrust into a series of interactions with some colorful people. The story is filmed from the perspective of a dog, and writer and director Csaba Bene Perlenberg will be present to answer questions after the screening.

“Where the Windmills” Are is a Danish film about a 7th grader who makes bombs to help a tough girl blow up their teachers bike, while Irish documentary “Atlantic” is follows the fortunes of fishing communities struggling to maintain their way of life in the face of mounting economic and ecological challenges.

Film-maker Q&A sessions follow many of the screenings, including writer/director Christian Nicolson with his brand new kiwi sci fi “This Giant Paper Mache Boulder is Actually Really Heavy”. Arohanui Film Festival is also showcasing independent kiwi films you may have missed in the past year including “The Great Maiden’s Blush”, “The Art Of Recovery” and “K Road Stories”, as well as a retrospective screening of the 1981 classic “Goodbye Pork Pie”.

The festival is designed to watch in it’s entirety, which is why a festival pass is set to an affordable price of $70 to watch all the films over 3 days. There is also a documentary pass for $40 which allows entry to the 5 documentary sessions.

More guests to be announced soon. Tickets go on sale on 1st of October through Eventbrite and www.arohanuifilmfestival.nz

FRIDAY 28th Oct:

I Will Treasure Your Friendship, Australia (World Premiere)

Unit 6, NZ with Q&A (NZ Premiere)

Followed by Q&A with writer/director Jane Sherning Warren.

Stick To Your Gun, NZ with Q&A (NZ Premiere)

Followed by Q&A with writer/director Joe Hitchcock.

Tamara, Echelon, Romania (NZ Premiere)

SATURDAY 29th Oct

Madam Black, NZ

Atlantic, Ireland (NZ Premiere)

K Road Stories

Followed by Q&A with Producers Morgan Leigh Stewart & Hazel Gibson

Risky Game, Germany (NZ Premiere)

The Great Maiden’s Blush, NZ

Only Humane, NZ (World Premiere)

Followed by Q&A with writer/director Adam Harvey

Bitch, Sweden with Q&A (World Premiere)

Followed by Q&A with writer/director Csaba Bene Perlenberg and producer Martina Elmqvist

Happy Birthday Kevin, USA (NZ Premiere)

This Giant Paper Mache Boulder is Actually Really Heavy, NZ

Followed by Q&A with writer/director Christian Nicolson

A Dream At Sea, Norway (NZ Premiere)

SUNDAY 30th Oct

The Bus Trip, Israel / Palestine / Sweden (NZ Premiere)

Spirit of the Ancestors, Easter Island Chile

The Boxer, UK (NZ Premiere)

The Art of Recovery, New Zealand

Bitter Sweet, NZ

Mind Landscape, Tibet (NZ Premiere)

Digit, New Zealand with writer/director Q&A (World Premiere)

Followed by Q&A with writer/director Claire Ashton.

Where the Windmills Are, Denmark (World Premiere)

Ride, NZ

Goodbye Pork Pie, NZ (1981)

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