It’s Back! The Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 2015
The fourth annual Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival is coming to a location near you, showcasing the most acclaimed and current films in architecture and design, including furniture, industrial, graphic, urban and landscape.
Rialto Cinemas and Clearly & Co are pleased to announce that the festival will be playing in four locations this year with Christchurch being welcomed as the fourth city in the festival.
AUCKLAND / Rialto Cinemas Newmarket / 7 – 20 May
WELLINGTON / Embassy Theatre / 28 May – 10 June
DUNEDIN / Rialto Cinemas / 11 – 21 June
CHRISTCHURCH / Academy Gold / 25 June – 8 July
Tickets for the festival are on sale now.
Rialto Cinemas has partnered with Clearly & Co, who curated the spectacular films for this year’s line-up. Curators Tracey Lee and Clare Buchanan say, “As New Zealand faces urban growth and renewal on an unprecedented scale, it is an important time to fuel the conversation. We hope this fusion of films stimulates a dialogue and opens minds to the possibilities for architecture and design in our lives, communities and cities.”
This year’s festival has been grouped into themes, so audiences can navigate towards stories they are most curious about. “We have brought together 22 films from all over the world, with everything from epic tales of architectural icons and visionaries; fascinating insight into experiments in urban and industrial design; intimate glimpses into spaces and communities; and celebrations of rooftop gardens and garden lovers. The festival is also hosting an In Memoriam event with Athfield Architects for Ian Athfield, who we lost earlier this year.”
Rialto Cinemas Group Manager Kathryn Bennett says that she is delighted that the festival is returning for 2015, “We are excited to see the festival venture to Christchurch for the first time making this a truly nationwide event. This year we are presenting a diverse and compelling selection of architecture and design films from all over the world and we’re excited for the public to see what we have to offer.”
Naming rights sponsor Resene Marketing Manager Karen Warman says Resene is once again delighted to be bringing the festival to New Zealand with Rialto Cinemas. “Before the last festival finished, we were already getting requests for it to come back again. The Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival is such a unique opportunity for everyone to indulge their interest in, and love of, great architecture and design. The films are thought provoking and celebratory. Resene has a long history of supporting New Zealand architecture and being a part of this festival helps to remind us all how important great design is.“
The festival will begin with special opening night screenings in each location showing a film about a Brazilian architect, playboy, mid-century design star and radical futurist innovator, Bernardes. Tickets include a glass of wine and nibbles. This year we’re introducing Conversation Series at selected screenings hosted by NZ Institute of Architects.
This year’s festival gold partners are Adventure World and HOME and the bronze partner is Citta Design.
This festival is now the second largest architecture and design film festival in the world.
