Direct from competition at Cannes, Bright Star will open the NZ International Film Festival in July
Festival director Bill Gosden today announced that the film, directed by NZ-born Jane Campion, will open both the Auckland and Wellington legs of the Festival direct from its World Premiere screenings in competition at Cannes last month. Bill gives us an insight into the state of the film industry and a few of his picks for this year’s festival.
Listen/Download Bill Gosden on the 2009 Film Fest
New Zealand’s only competitive short film festival is now in it’s third year with 41 films showing right across the country. One of the films is Chalk directed by Esther Cahill-Chiaroni. A story set just before Helen and Sam’s engagement party where a secret is unwittingly revealed. Show me Shorts kicks off in Auckland on November 6th before making it’s way round the country.
Listen/Download Esther Cahill-Chiaroni on Chalk
