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#9–Nov 2007

Goodbye Christchurch, hello Wellington!

DOCNZ 2007 continues to sweep the country! It has just finished in Christchurch and Wellington will start this Thursday the 8th! Book your tickets now at Regent on Manners, the NZ Film Archive and Paramount. The Carole Dean Seminar, The Art of Funding, starts tomorrow and seats are still available.

The DOCNZ Team

1. Funding seminar in Wellington: starts Tuesday, book now!

There are still seats available for the Carole Dean Seminar: The Art of Funding. Register today or at the door tomorrow (Tues 6 Nov) at 9.00am.

The Art of Funding starts tomorrow, Tues 6 Nov (9.30am to 3.30pm), with special one-on-one sessions with Carole on Wed 7 Nov. The Seminar is held in association with WIFT Wellington at the NZ Film Archive (cnr of Taranaki and Ghuznee streets).

Here is your chance to get your next documentary project off the ground. Find out more…

2. DOCNZ 2007 Film Festival opens this week in Wellington

The Capital City is next to host DOCNZ 2007! The festival will run 8–21 November at Regent on Manners, Paramount and the NZ Film Archive.

Book 5 or more films and receive an instant discount at the box office.
(Please note that at the NZ Film Archive tickets will be available on the day of the screenings only.)

The Opening Night film is Leonardo DiCaprio’s The 11th Hour at 8.30pm at Regent on Manners!

Check out the winners of the DOCNZ 2007 competition and see for yourself why they’ve won!

A special closed captions screening of the film Hear and Now will be held on Sun 11 Nov at 12.15pm at Regent on Manners.

3. Filmmakers available for Q & A sessions in Wellington

Filmmakers will be attending the screening of their films with Q & A sessions after the screenings. Come and support our local filmmakers.

Thurs 8 Nov, The Film Archive

• 12.15pm Private Cable Cars of Wellington, dir. Paul Wedel and Steve O’Rourke
• 1.45pm Te Eitei: The Banaban Story, dir. Paul Wolffram

Fri 9 Nov, Regent on Manners

• 7pm Lovely Rita, dir. Gaylene Preston

Sun 11 Nov, Paramount

• 6.30pm An Abbreviated Life, dir. Anna Cottrell and Jan Jeans; with Sarah Hitchings, the subject of the film

Sat 17 Nov, The Film Archive

• 2.15pm Te Eitei: The Banaban Story, dir. Paul Wolffram
• 3.15pm High Note, dir. Jeremy Macey
• 5.10pm Private Cable Cars of Wellington, dir. Paul Wedel and Steve O’Rourke
• 5.10pm Fish & Ships, dir. Richard Humphreys
• 5.10pm In the Night Kitchen, dir. Simon Burgins

Sat 17 Nov, Regent on Manners

• 6pm Lovely Rita, dir. Gaylene Preston

Mon 19 Nov, Paramount

• 12.45pm An Abbreviated Life, dir. Anna Cottrell and Jan Jeans; with Sarah Hitchings, the subject of the film
• 5.30pm Restoring the Mauri Lake of Omapere, dir. Simon Marler

Please mark your calendar and get ready for the best showcase of documentary films in New Zealand this year!

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