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Film Archive Makes a Home in Nelson
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 3:57 pm | The Film Archive
Imagine having over 150,000 slices of New Zealand’s film and television history, from 1895 to the present, at your fingertips - and you don’t have to travel further than the Nelson library. More >>
Film Archive’s popular Talk/Show back in May
Wednesday, 27 April 2011, 11:07 am | The Film Archive
Here’s an idea: grab some learned and interesting speakers, give them a topic, splice their presentations with archival footage from the New Zealand Film Archive, provide a comfortable theatre, and call it a Talk/Show . Sound like a plan? More >>
Images on the move to a new home
Thursday, 31 March 2011, 10:57 am | The Film Archive
With a dawn ceremony this morning, the New Zealand Film Archive’s new purpose-built storage facility was opened by Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Hon Chris Finlayson. More >>
NZ Film Archive Preserves Maori TV Programming
Friday, 12 February 2010, 9:31 am | The Film Archive
PUBLICITY RELEASE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12 2010 NZ Film Archive Preserves Maori Television Programming The New Zealand Film Archive has embarked on one of its most significant new initiatives in the past five years – archiving Maori Television programmes. ... More >>
Gray Nicol Special Event at the Film Archive
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 10:56 am | The Film Archive
Artist Gray Nicol, who's recent exhibition* at the Archive announced his return to public exhibition after a hiatus of 30 years, will give an illustrated presentation on the carving programme for Tumutumuwhenua, the wharenui at Orakei Marae. Nicol ... More >>
Cutting edge technology to view days gone by
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 10:23 am | The Film Archive
It’s time to move on from good old VHS, announced the New Zealand Film Archive today as they launched medianet - their new national digital access service at Artspace in Auckland. “For almost 30 years the Film Archive has collected and protected ... More >>
Don’t look now, we’re in a recession
Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 11:56 am | The Film Archive
Hold Still - a video installation by sound and visual artist Rachel Shearer points a sharp light on the work of amateur female film makers during the Depression in 1930s New Zealand. Shearer describes Hold Still as "An installation of fragments ... More >>
Death to Digital! Long Live Film!
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 1:59 pm | The Film Archive
Experimental film fans, lovers of analogue and those who just enjoy seeing something a little different will be in for a treat at the New Zealand Film Archive from 11-13 June with This Is Experimental: Australian Film Art. A three-day festival, featuring ... More >>
NZ music video makers recognised
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 9:10 am | The Film Archive
NZ on Air Music Manager and champion of the New Zealand music video Brendan Smyth was recognised alongside a range of kiwi music video makers including Chris Knox, Jonathan King and Stuart Page, by the New Zealand Film Archive on Saturday 30 May ... More >>
Artist Talk - Douglas Bagnall
Tuesday, 28 April 2009, 11:56 am | The Film Archive
Artist Douglas Bagnall talks about his work Te Tuhi Video Game Machine, now installed at the New Zealand Film Archive until May 16. More >>
Land and Sea: Landscape in NZ Experimental Film
Monday, 27 April 2009, 3:22 pm | The Film Archive
Whilst we are aware of a landscape tradition in New Zealand painting and music - stretching from Augustus Earle to Colin McCahon, Douglas Lilburn, and beyond we are not so attuned to the idea of landscape in film. In LAND AND SEA: Landscape in New ... More >>
Raised By Wolves: Since the Great Depression
Monday, 6 April 2009, 3:16 pm | The Film Archive
Raised By Wolves is a performance art duo comprising Amy Howden-Chapman and Biddy Livesey. Since the Great Depression will use historical film footage and a spoken narrative, and is the second performance in a series of three. The first performance ... More >>
April Fools Day Urban Myth Bash
Friday, 27 March 2009, 3:34 pm | The Film Archive
In association with the exhibition Terry Urbahn Selected Works 1994-2008 we invite you to an April Fools Day screening (Weds April 1) of Urban Myth Mash. A collection of short video works made by Terry Urbahn from 1995-2005, Urban Myth Mash features ... More >>
Sidewalk Astronomy / Stars
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 4:18 pm | The Film Archive
In celebration of Warwick Blair's video installation Stars, we invite you to Sidewalk Astronomy, this Saturday November 29 at 10pm. More >>
So Close, So Far – a Season of Iranian Film
Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 12:38 am | The Film Archive
In a special collaboration between the Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran and the Wellington City Council, the New Zealand Film Archive is pleased to present a selection of outstanding films produced in Iran in recent years. On the first Thursday of every ... More >>
Film Archive Presents Talk By Bruce Barber
Tuesday, 9 September 2008, 2:32 pm | The Film Archive
The Adam Art Gallery in association with The New Zealand Film Archive is proud to present a talk by conceptual artist, writer and curator Bruce Barber. More >>
Treaty of Waitangi DVDs launched at Film Archive
Saturday, 23 August 2008, 12:18 am | The Film Archive
NZFA MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Treaty of Waitangi DVDs for secondary school students launched at Film Archive New Treaty education resources will be released Monday 25 August at the New Zealand Film Archive in Wellington. More >>
Guy Sherwin Tonight!!!
Friday, 15 August 2008, 11:29 am | The Film Archive
A final reminder about tonights performance by Guy Sherwin (UK) with partner Lynn Loo. Guy is quite simply one of the greatest film artists of all time. Tonight is a must see!! More >>
Nanook of the North
Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 4:34 pm | The Film Archive
In conjunction with her exhibition Bright Light Sarah Jane Parton presents Nanook of the North, Robert Flaherty's classic 1922 film with live performance by herself and musical accompaniment by local jazz improvisors Jeff Henderson, Dan Beban and ... More >>
Gray Nicol - Special Event Invitation
Monday, 9 June 2008, 2:45 pm | The Film Archive
This Thursday we invite you to attend RE: CALL Gray Nicol performs Duck Calling 1978 . More >>