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Divertimento

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Dir. Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | 2022 | France | 110 mins| Rated CTC

Based on the true story of one of the world’s leading renowned female conductors, Zahia Ziouani.
DIVERIMENTO is the orchestra created by 17 year old Algerian, Zahia Ziouani, unique in it’s diversity and composition, integrated into the elite world of Parisian classical music.

Classical symphonic music is everything for Zahia and her twin sister, Fettouma. Nevertheless, living in underprivileged Parisian suburbs in 1995 with their Algerian background, they struggle arduously to approach their dreams – becoming an orchestra conductor and a cellist. […]

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey

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A ‘Cineramic’ roller coaster ride through the rise, fall and rebirth of projected film.

Dir. by Rob Murphy | 2022 | Australia | 125 Mins | E for Exempt

OUT ON DEMAND, DVD & BLU-RAY OCTOBER 13.
DVD & BLU-RAY are complete with 45 mins of previously unseen footage.

SPLICE HERE: A PROJECTED ODYSSEY explores the single greatest change in the history of cinema; the digital shift from recording and projecting movies on film. Now ten years on from this momentous transition, […]

Goodbye Julia | Australia

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Dir. by Mohamed Kordofani | 2023 | Sudan |120 Mins | CTC

Awards
Freedom Prize, Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival
Audience Award, Paysages de Cinéastes
Youth Jury Award, Paysages de Cinéastes
Women’s Jury Award, Paysages de Cinéastes
Roger Ebert Award, Chigaco International Film Festival
Best African Film, Septimius Awards
Press Jury Award, War on Screen Film Festival
Audience Award, War on Screen Film Festival
Best Film, Belfast Film Festival
Best Director in a Debut Feature Film, […]

Goodbye Julia | New Zealand

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Dir. by Mohamed Kordofani | 2023 | Sudan |120 Mins | CTC

Winner: Cannes Film Festival un Certain Regard Freedom Prize

Official Selection at:
Melbourne International Film Festival, August 2023

Two women forge an unusual friendship across devastating divides in an engrossing Sudanese drama.
Wracked by guilt after covering up a murder, Mona — a northern Sudanese retired singer in a tense marriage — tries to make amends by taking in the deceased’s southern Sudanese widow, Julia, and her son, […]

Last Summer | New Zealand

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Dir. by Catherine Breillat | 2023 | France |104 Mins | CTC

Official Selection at:

Tickets: New Zealand International Film Festival, July 2023
Tickets: Melbourne International Film Festival, August 2023
The Alliance Française French Film Festival 2024

Anne, a brilliant lawyer, lives in perfect harmony with her husband Pierre and their six and
eight‐year-old daughters, in a house on the heights of Paris.
One day, Theo, 17, Pierre’s son from a previous marriage, moves in with them. […]

Last Summer | Australia

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Dir. by Catherine Breillat | 2023 | France |104 Mins | CTC

Official Selection:
Cannes Film Festival 2023 | Nominated for Palme d’Or
Melbourne International Film Festival 2023
Alliance Francaise French Film Festival Aus 2024
Gijon International Film Festival | Nominated for Albar Award

Anne, a brilliant lawyer, lives in perfect harmony with her husband Pierre and their six and
eight‐year-old daughters, in a house on the heights of Paris.
One day, Theo, 17, Pierre’s son from a previous marriage, […]

The Origin Of Evil | New Zealand

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“Fans of Succession, The White Lotus and Knives Out should definitely check out this twisty-turny French thriller.”  ★★★★ STUFF NZ 

Dir. by Sebastien Marnier | 2022 | France |125 Mins | R13

In NZ Cinemas October 5, 2023
In AU Cinemas, October 19, 2023

Official Selection at:
The French Film Festival Aotearoa NZ 2023 May 25- July 5

In this wickedly funny French thriller, shady relatives scheme for family fortunes through a succession of ingenious twists. […]

The Blue Caftan | New Zealand

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Dir. by Maryam Touzani | 2022 | France, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark | 122 Mins | CTC

WINNER – Fipresci Prize – Un Certain Regard. Cannes Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Grand Jury Prize, Golden Star – Marrakech International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Grand Jury Prize- International Feature – NewFest LGBTQ+ Film Festival NYC
WINNER – Audience Award – Athens International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Greek Film Critics Association Award – Athens International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Best Director | Silver Hugo – […]

The Origin Of Evil | Australia

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Dir. by Sebastien Marnier | 2022 | France |125 Mins | MA15+

In Cinemas Australia-wide October 19, 2023.
In NZ Cinemas October 5

“Fans of Succession, The White Lotus and Knives Out should definitely check out this twisty-turny French thriller.”  ★★★★ STUFF NZ 

In this wickedly funny French thriller, shady relatives scheme for family fortunes through a succession of ingenious twists.
Stéphane’s volatile lover is halfway through her prison sentence while she’s stuck working in a fish cannery. […]

The Blue Caftan AU

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Dir. by Maryam Touzani | 2022 | France, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark | 122 Mins | M

The first Australian reviews are in..
Glam Adelaide | 5 Star Review
Christos Tsiolkas | The Saturday Paper Review 

WINNER – Fipresci Prize – Un Certain Regard. Cannes Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Grand Jury Prize, Golden Star – Marrakech International Film Festival 2022
WINNER – Grand Jury Prize- International Feature – NewFest LGBTQ+ Film Festival NYC
WINNER –  […]