New Zealand’s latest film festival tackles a form of fraud that has hit news headlines around the world in recent years – the issue of corruption in sport. The Captain and the Bookmaker, a feature on South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje’s on-field fraud, will be followed by a panel discussion with the sweetheart of NZ sport Valerie Adams, presenter Hayley Holt and Paul David QC who will discuss the effect corruption can have in the sporting arena.
Multi-Olympic medallist and international shot put star Valerie says “I have been directly affected by corruption in sport at the highest and most public level. As a NZ representative with high ethical standards I came out on top in the end and I look forward to discussing with the panel and audience about the motivations behind corruption in sport.”
Here’s the rundown of the programme and the guests speaking at the film discussion panels:
Day 1
10.00am – Deep Web
Director Alex Winter (star of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) explores the murky world of online black marketplace Silk Road. Narrated by Keanu Reeves.
Moderator – Russell Brown (Commentator)
Panellists – Paul Ash (Director – National Cyber Policy Office Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet), Sam Gianniotis (Chief Risk Officer, NZ/Australia/South Pacific – Visa), Anu Nayar (Partner, Risk Advisory Services – Deloitte)
1.00pm – Unraveled: The 750 Million Dollar Thief
Amid the purgatory of house arrest, prominent Manhattan attorney Marc Dreier – now convicted fraudster – awaits his sentence from the Court, one that could see him serve life imprisonment.
Moderator – Gordon Harcourt (Freelance communicator)
Panellists – Deborah Battell (Independent Consultant, Former Banking Ombudsman), Paul Gregory (Director of External Communications and Investor Capability – FMA), Kevin McDonald (Chief Risk Officer – ASB Bank Limited)
3.00pm – (Dis)honesty: The Truth About Lies
At its essence, every instance of fraud is a lie. So, how do people lie, and why? These are the questions Duke University professor and ‘dishonesty guru’ Dan Ariely sets out to answer through behavioural research.
Moderator – Andrew Patterson (Presenter – NBR Radio)
Panellists – Julie Read (Director – SFO), Marcos Pelenur (Policy Advisor – MBIE), Nick Williams (Partner – Meredith Connell)
7.00pm – Sour Grapes
Young newcomer Rudy Kurniawan quickly cultivated a reputation as a savant in wine circles. But when suspicious bottles are found floating through the markets, a suspenseful investigation begins into one of the most ingenious cons of our time.
(No panel follows)
Day 2
12.00pm – (Dis)honesty: The Truth About Lies
At its essence, every instance of fraud is a lie. So, how do people lie, and why? These are the questions Duke University professor and ‘dishonesty guru’ Dan Ariely sets out to answer through behavioural research.
Moderator – Belinda Moffat (Project Manager – Fraud Film Festival, Chief Executive – BSA)
Panellists – Deborah Battell (Independent Consultant – Former Banking Ombudsman), Diana Clement (Journalist), Andrew Ward (Chief Risk Officer – Sovereign)
3.00pm – The Captain and The Bookmaker
Cricket icons didn’t come much bigger than South African captain Hansie Cronje, whose taking of bribes to fix matches betrayed the trust placed in him by a nation that loved him, his teammates and opponents, and the international cricket community that respected him. This documentary lifts the lid on Cronje’s onfield fraud, prompted by bookmakers whose impact on sport is still felt today.
Moderator – Hayley Holt (Sportsperson and media commentator)
Panellists – Valerie Adams (Olympian), Paul David QC
5.00pm – Tickled
What should have been a harmless news story about a weird, amusing tickling video became something quite else for Kiwi journo David Farrier – a trip down a rabbit hole of personal abuse, online bullying, fraudulent secret identities and criminal activity. The filming of Tickled took Farrier and co-director Dylan Reeve from Newton, Auckland to New York, New York – and maybe all the way to the Oscars.
Moderator – Steve Newall (Programme Director – Fraud Film Festival, and Editor – flicks.co.nz)
Panellists – Dylan Reeve (Tickled Co-director), Joy Liddicoat (Assistant Commissioner – Office of the Privacy Commissioner), Matt Nippert (Investigations Reporter – NZME)
8.00pm – Chancers: The Great Gangster Film Fraud
Chancers begs the question “Could there be a more fitting closing selection for a fraud film festival than a documentary about fraud in film?” The doco traces a scam aiming to con £2.5m off the British taxman by faking the production of a £20m movie. Caught out, the supposed filmmakers set out to prove their bona fides by making an actual movie, a decision that quickly makes apparent their utter lack of experience in this area.
Moderator – Wallace Chapman (Radio and Television Broadcaster)
Panellists – John Barnett (Film Producer), Tim Riley (Partner – Dominion Law)
Tickets are available now for the inaugural New Zealand International Fraud Film Festival being held on 18 & 19 November at Auckland’s Q Theatre. The festival, timed to coincide with Fraud Awareness Week, is designed to bring the issue of fraud alive through the medium of film.
For information on the full festival programme and ticketing, go to www.fraudfilmfestival.co.nz
