The full programme schedule for the New Zealand International Film Festival comes out tomorrow, but that’s not stopping the NZIFF staff from whetting your cinema-hungus appetite with more finger-licking announcements. Along with another two Kiwi films announced over the weekend (Fantail and He Toki Huna: New Zealand in Afghanistan), a whopping 18 films from Festival de Cannes will be playing at Aotearoa’s beloved fest.
In Competition
Heli – winner of Best Director
A Touch of Sin – winner of Best Screenplay
The Past – from Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (A Separation); winner of Best Actress (Bérénice Bejo, The Artist)
Like Father, Like Son – winner of the Jury Award
The Great Beauty – from Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo)
Behind the Candelabra – from Steven Soderberg (Side Effects)
Un Certain Regard Section
The Missing Picture
My Sweet Pepperland
Omar
Norte
Stranger by the Lake
The Bling Ring
Cannes Classics
Weekend of a Champion – the lost 1971 doco on F1 great Jackie Stewart made by his #1 fan, a young Roman Polanski
Charulata – Satyajit Ray’s 1964 classic, cleaned up and refurbished
And the Rest
The Selfish Giant
The Dance of Reality
Ilo Ilo
Monsoon Shootout
