2021 Galleries
Signed, Theo Schoon Screening at City Gallery
Tuesday 7 December 2021
We celebrated the screening of the documentary Signed, Theo Schoon at the City Gallery. Sally Woodfield hosted the Q&A to follow the screening with director Luit Bieringa.
Ngā Whanaunga Māori and Pasifika Shorts at The Roxy
Tuesday 7 December 2021
The Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts Wellington screening was held at The Roxy Cinema. Several filmmakers were able to attend, with the others joining via Zoom for a virtual Q&A after the screening. Curator Leo Koziol hosted the event with the Wellington UNESCO City of Film Award presented by Tanya Black and jury member Victor Rodger. Maruia Jensen was awarded the Wellington UNESCO City of Film Award for Best Film in the tenth annual Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts competition, for her film Disconnected. The jury also awarded a special mention to cinematographer Elise Lanigan for film fire in the water, fire in the sky.
Wellington Opening Night Screening of The Power of the Dog
Tuesday 7 December 2021
We celebrated the Wellington Opening Night with a sold out screening of Jane Campion's 'The Power of the Dog'
Celebrating 2021 Arts Laureate Florian Habicht
Monday 15 November 2021
We celebrated 2021 Arts Foundation Laureate and recipient of the Dame Gaylene Preston Award for Documentary Filmmakers Florian Habicht in Wellington with a special screening of his cult classic __Woodenhead__ at the first ever viewing of the new colourised version.