Festivals
The world Premiere of local filmmaker Tearepa Kahi’s action-drama “Muru” will open the Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin chapters of the New Zealand International Film Festival, while American filmmaker Sara Dosa’s Sundance-winning documentary “Fire of Love” will open all the other festival locations, which include Gore, Hamilton, Hawke’s Bay, Masterton, Matakana, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Tauranga and Timaru. Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning “Triangle of Sadness” will close the festival in all centers.
Other Cannes titles joining the lineup include Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun,” David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future,” Queer Palm winner “Joyland,” from Saim Sadiq and “Sick of Myself,” by Kristoffer Borgli. Award winners from this year’s Berlin International Film Festival include Golden Bear winner “Alcarràs,” by Carla Simón and Natalia López Gallardo’s Silver Bear jury winning “Robe of Gems.”
Other local films include Fergus Grady and Noel Smyth’s “Gloriavale,...
The world Premiere of local filmmaker Tearepa Kahi’s action-drama “Muru” will open the Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin chapters of the New Zealand International Film Festival, while American filmmaker Sara Dosa’s Sundance-winning documentary “Fire of Love” will open all the other festival locations, which include Gore, Hamilton, Hawke’s Bay, Masterton, Matakana, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Tauranga and Timaru. Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning “Triangle of Sadness” will close the festival in all centers.
Other Cannes titles joining the lineup include Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun,” David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future,” Queer Palm winner “Joyland,” from Saim Sadiq and “Sick of Myself,” by Kristoffer Borgli. Award winners from this year’s Berlin International Film Festival include Golden Bear winner “Alcarràs,” by Carla Simón and Natalia López Gallardo’s Silver Bear jury winning “Robe of Gems.”
Other local films include Fergus Grady and Noel Smyth’s “Gloriavale,...
- 7/4/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Opening and closing films unveiled.
New Zealand International Film Festival (July 28 – August 7) is to open its 2022 edition with the world premiere of local filmmaker Tearepa Kahi’s action drama Muru and Sara Dosa’s US documentary Fire Of Love.
Muru will open the Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin locations of the festival while Sundance-winner Fire Of Love will open all other festival sites. Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winner Triangle Of Sadness will close the festival in all locations.
It marks Nziff’s return as a full in-person festival after operating as a hybrid event in 2020 and 2021. However, while the...
New Zealand International Film Festival (July 28 – August 7) is to open its 2022 edition with the world premiere of local filmmaker Tearepa Kahi’s action drama Muru and Sara Dosa’s US documentary Fire Of Love.
Muru will open the Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin locations of the festival while Sundance-winner Fire Of Love will open all other festival sites. Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winner Triangle Of Sadness will close the festival in all locations.
It marks Nziff’s return as a full in-person festival after operating as a hybrid event in 2020 and 2021. However, while the...
- 7/4/2022
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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