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Welcome

Bonjour à toutes et tous,Dear cinema lovers, Welcome to the 16th French Film Festival! On behalf of the Embassy of France in New Zealand, we are delighted to be partnering with the festival, bringing you this selection of intriguing, and moving stories from the “cinéma français”.

Behind the scenes, the work is carried out by the selection committee headed by Fergus Grady and the FFFA team, under the supervision of Managing Director Simon Werry. Thank you for all your dedication, turning the French Film Festival into one of the most popular cultural events in New Zealand in 2021. Building on last year’s resounding success, the festival’s team has once again packed all the essentials from the latest releases: comedies, dramas, romance, topped with some discoveries from the Festival de Cannes. The audacity and excellence of French cinema and its talents will be showcased with a generous line-up of films to choose from.

I am looking forward to seeing Ouistreham (Between Two Worlds), a poignant story of resilience, betrayal and hope, starring the charismatic Juliette Binoche. Another highlight is Un autre monde (Another World) with Vincent Lindon and Sandrine Kiberlain, who form a superb duo fighting to restore a precious work-life balance.

Take your pick and mark your diary.

Vive le cinéma!

Bienvenue à la Fête du cinéma français en Aotearoa.

After the success of last year’s festival where we saw record attendance, we’re excited to present 21 of the best French films to NZ audiences this June/July.

It was a strong year for French cinema, despite the obvious production problems, and we are proud to premiere a French box office no. 1: OSS 117: From Africa with Love.

Our opening night film A Mermaid in Paris invites you to experience a refreshingly original vision, where our protagonist rescues a mermaid who has washed up on the banks of the river Seine.

We have included some of the funniest comedies released in France - including Happy 50, Murder Party & Rumba Therapy - that will have you in fits. We’ve also highlighted some of the strongest dramas in Maigret, Everything Went Fine, and The Young Lovers.

For our foodies we have The Kitchen Brigade, and for our younger cinema lovers the star-studded reboot of Little Nicholas’ Treasure is a great outing for the family.

Whichever city or town you live in, we’re excited to present all 21 films at your local participating cinema. The Festival couldn’t take place without these 16 dedicated cinema partners, as well as our sponsors & dedicated Festival team.

Vive le cinéma! Vive les émotions partagées!

Eric Soulier Head of Culture, Embassy of FranceNew Zealand

Fergus Grady Festival Director

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Festival patron - Francesca Rudkin

I’m honoured to be invited back this year to take up the role of Festival Patron - and what a line-up! It was hard to narrow down my top picks, but these were the standouts:

FAREWELL, MR HAFFMANNOne of the strongest dramas I’ve seen from France, the film had me on the edge of my seat for the entire two hours. The legendary Daniel Auteuil gives one of his best performances in a script that couldn’t be any tighter.LA TRAVIATA, MY BROTHERS AND INour is a 14 year old virtuoso on the way to becoming the new Luciano Pavarotti. A touching story of hope, the film breaks down the barriers and preconceptions surrounding art and culture.EVERYTHING WENT FINEFrom mastermind director François Ozon, starring Sophie Marceau and Charlotte Rampling, this film had a powerful impact.

A MERMAID IN PARISA Mermaid in Paris transported me to the Parisian streets and into the speakeasy club where our leading man Gaspard (played by Nicolas Duvauchelle) sings every night to an adoring audience. A spectacle of amazing outfits and locations.EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTHVincent is seconded to the worst jobs that a French government employee can land, including an isolated post in the North Pole. The film takes the audience on an overdue journey around the world.

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Special Thanks

387 Film Distribution • Arcadia Film • Limelight Distribution • Madman Entertainment Palace Films • Pivot Pictures • Rialto Distribution • Vendetta Films

• Alliance Française Christchurch • Ambassade de France en Nouvelle-Zélande • Academy Gold Cinema, Christchurch Art Gallery, Deluxe Cinemas and Lumière Cinemas for hosting this year’s Festival!

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Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | M | 103 minutes | French with English subtitles

You are invited to the Opening Night of L’OR French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022, and the premiere of A Mermaid in Paris! Thu 23 June at Christchurch Art Gallery Wine and cheese from 5:00pm Screening starts 6:00pm A crooner with a broken heart, Gaspard had sworn never to fall in love again. As for Lula, a pretty mermaid, she has only her singing to defend herself from men, making their hearts race until they explode.

When the Seine floods and deposits Lula at the foot of the Flowerburger, the barge-cabaret where Gaspard sings, it is a mini-tsunami that will upset and change their lives. He, the man who has suffered from having loved too much, and she, the creature who has never known love, will get to know each other. And to sing with the same voice...

A Mermaid in Paris (Une sirène à Paris)

“A Mermaid in Paris is a refreshingly original film about what it means to believe in the things you love, and in doing that, makes a strong argument of why you should love the film itself.” - Film Inquiry

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Drama | Rating TBC | 97 minutes French and English with English subtitles

Vincent Lindon delivers a powerhouse turn as a driven white-collar manager torn between duty to his job, his family and his principles in Another World.

Lindon plays Philippe Lemesle, an executive who oversees the regional factory of an industrial multi-national. He has dedicated his life to the company, balancing relations with his employees while placating his bosses and their American overlords. But it’s come at a high personal cost - he and partner Anne (Sandrine Kiberlain) are separating, and his relationship with troubled son Lucas (Anthony Bajon) is also foundering. So when the already-frayed Philippe is tasked by management with a downsizing operation, he faces a major crisis of conscience…

Another World (Un autre monde)

Drama | Rating TBC | 107 minutes French with English subtitles

Juliette Binoche (How to Be a Good Wife) stars in this immersive drama based on French journalist Florence Aubenas’ bestselling non-fiction book, Le Quai de Ouistreham (The Night Cleaner).

Marianne (Binoche), a writer posing as a cash-strapped divorcée who needs work, is hired as a cabin cleaner on a ferry boat at the port of Ouistreham which serves the city of Caen. Marianne’s disquiet grows as she forms a tight bond with her co-workers, all the while secretly taking notes on them. She then faces the awful situation of having to confess to her new friends that she has been using their life stories as raw material for her book.

Between Two Worlds (Ouistreham)

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Comedy | Rating TBC | 85 minutes French with English subtitles

From South America to Sweden, Employee of the Month will make you cry with laughter, and takes the audience on an overdue journey around the world.

An irresistible force meets an immovable object when a zealous ministerial inspector (Pascale Arbillot), determined to do everything in her power to make cuts in civil service spending, comes up against Vincent Peltier (Jérôme Commandeur), a peaceful civil servant at the Water and Forestry Department in Limoges. As far as he’s concerned, his job, is “guaranteed for life”!

The war of nerves has only just begun when she transfers him to some of the must inhospitable places on Earth, including the North Pole!

Employee of the Month (Irréductible)

Drama | R13 | 113 minutes French with English subtitles

When André, 85, has a stroke, Emmanuèle hurries to her father’s bedside. Sick and half-paralysed in his hospital bed, he asks Emmanuèle to help him end his life. But how can you honour such a request when it’s your own father? From François Ozon, director of 8 Women, Swimming Pool, and Potiche. Starring Sophie Marceau, André Dussollier, Géraldine Pailhas and Charlotte Rampling.

Everything Went Fine (Tout s’est bien passé)


Occupied Paris, 1941: all members of the Jewish community are instructed to come forward and identify themselves to authorities. Dedicated jeweller Joseph Haffmann (Daniel Auteuil), fearing the worst, arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee François Mercier (Gilles Lellouche) the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides. But his own attempts to escape are thwarted, and Haffmann is forced to seek his assistant’s protection.

It’s a risky proposition for both men, and one that Mercier’s wife Blanche (Sara Giraudeau) is sceptical of. As the couple move in to the Haffmann home, the agreement turns into a Faustian bargain, one that will forever change the fate of all...

Farewell, Mr. Haffmann (Adieu Monsieur Haffmann)

Crime | Rating TBC | 88 minutes French with English subtitles

The legendary Gérard Depardieu brings to remarkable life one of the most beloved characters from 20th century crime fiction in Maigret, based on Georges Simenon’s internationally best-selling novels.

Paris, 1953. The body of a beautiful young woman is discovered at Place Ventimille, dressed in an elegant evening gown. There is nothing to identify her, and no witnesses. Pensive and world-weary Inspector Jules Maigret (Depardieu) endeavours to piece together her story, and in doing so uncovers details about her past and character. In his enquiries, he encounters Betty (Jade Labeste), a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to the victim, but who also reminds him of one even closer to his own life…

Maigret

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Comedy, Romance | Rating TBC | 93 minutes French with English subtitles

Drama, Thriller | Rating TBC | 127 minutes French and Russian with English subtitles

Antoine, a history teacher in his early 50s, learns that he has become very hard of hearing. Unable to own up to his handicap, he resigns himself to living in his bubble, even though his entourage finds his behavior increasingly odd. His encounter with Claire, widow and mother of a young girl who has stopped speaking, will lead him to open up to the world. The well-rounded cast of Hear Me Out delivers a touching exploration of the risks and rewards of revealing our vulnerabilities and that shows there’s no shame in asking for help.

Gilles Lellouche stars as Mathieu, a gregarious and dedicated diplomat who accepts a posting to Irkutsk as the head of Siberia’s Alliance Française. He hopes the change will be good for his family and struggling marriage, but before long Mathieu’s staging of cultural events and support of artistic expression sees him fall afoul of local authorities. Accused of a terrible crime, he soon realises someone has fabricated a case with Russia’s Federal Security Service; he has been framed. Arrested, imprisoned and isolated, Mathieu has nowhere to turn. Defending himself is impossible, the French authorities are helpless... it seems he has no choice: to try and escape.

Hear Me Out (On est fait pour s’entendre) Kompromat


Cathy is a stubborn 40-year-old sous chef. This year, she is finally about to fulfill her lifelong dream: opening her own gastronomic restaurant. But nothing goes as planned. Facing serious financial difficulties, she reluctantly accepts a job in the cafeteria of a shelter for young migrants. While she hates her new position, Cathy’s skills and passion for cuisine start to change the kids’ lives. And they also have a lot to teach her...

The Kitchen Brigade (La brigade)

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In this irreverent and feel-good comedy, a group of long-time friends get together for a hilarious and eventful vacation, in which nothing will go as planned and their friendship will be put to the test.

To celebrate Yves’ 50th birthday, his friends plan to take him to the sunny paradise of Paros in Greece. But due to a cancelled flight, the holiday will take place in a far less glamorous and much rainier destination: Yves’ family home in Brittany. During the vacation, their bonds are challenged by Antoine’s constant complaining, Yves’ pride, Baptiste’s superstition and Laurent’s jealousy of Jean-Mich’s perfect life and family. On top of that, Antoine’s supposedly harmless joke – offering Yves a DNA ancestry test – has unforeseen consequences…

Happy 50

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Comedy, Family | Rating TBC | 103 minutes French with English subtitles

Drama, Thriller | Rating TBC | 104 minutes French with English subtitles

France, early 1960s. In the idyllic world of 9-year-old Nicholas (Ilan Debrabant), there is Papa (Jean-Paul Rouve), Mum (Audrey Lamy), his school and - most importantly - his ragtag group of friends. Cheeky, inseparable and mischievous, they call themselves ‘The Invincibles’ and life couldn’t be better.

But when his father receives a sought-after promotion and announces that the family must move to the south of France, it’s the worst news imaginable. Nicholas simply can’t fathom life without his pals, and neither can they. Before long a plan is afoot to prevent this terrible relocation…

In this psychological thriller in the Hitchcockian tradition, Virginie Efira (Bye Bye Morons) deftly embodies the troubled personality of a woman whose identity cracks under the weight of her own lies. Judith leads a double life between Switzerland and France. In the first country, she lives with Abdel, with whom she is raising a little girl; in the latter, she lives with Melvil with whom she has two older boys. Gradually this fragile balance, based on secrets, lies and back-and-forth trips begins to veer dangerously off the rails. Trapped, Judith choses to plow forward despite the dizzying escalation this entails.

Little Nicholas’ Treasure (Le trésor du petit Nicolas) Madeleine Collins

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Love Songs for Tough Guys is a charmingly affectionate fable of a disparate group of ordinary people finding love and fulfillment through an unexpected source: the arts.

In the port city of Dunkirk, weary crime boss Jeff (François Damiens) has a big problem: young punks are muscling in on his turf. But Jeff is distracted: he’s fallen for Roxane, a supermarket cashier he adores from afar. He tries to win her heart by writing love poems, but doesn’t have the courage to deliver them. Meanwhile, Jeff’s grizzled enforcer is sent to shake down local suburban widow Suzanne (Vanessa Paradis), who is preparing to portray Simone de Beauvoir in the community theatre’s annual musical, but instead finds himself drawn into the actual production…

Love Songs for Tough Guys (Cette musique ne joue pour personne)


La Traviata, My Brothers and I, tells the story of 14-year-old Nour (Maël Rouin Berrandou), growing up in a housing project in the South of France. Nour and his older brothers care for their ailing mother who is in a coma.

Nour dreams of becoming the new Luciano Pavarotti, inspired by La Traviata, an opera he knows well because his Italian father wooed his North African mother by singing its arias to her. Between his work in the community and rising tensions at home, Nour dreams of escaping to a faraway place. When he crosses paths with Sarah (Judith Chemla), an opera singer teaching summer classes, he finally finds the opportunity to come out of his shell and explore new horizons.

La Traviata, My Brothers and I (Mes frères et moi)

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Comedy, Mystery | Rating TBC | 103 minutes French with English subtitles

Sink your teeth into this juicy murder comedy!

Was it Colonel Mustard in the kitchen with the candlestick? Or was it Mrs Peacock in the conservatory with the lead pipe? Murder Party follows Jeanne (Alice Pol), a brilliant architect on a new job, renovating a beautiful mansion owned by an eccentric family who head a board game empire. Jeanne turns from architect to investigator when the landlord and patriarch is found dead and suddenly everybody is a suspect.

Director Nicolas Pleskof has brought the family favourite board game, Cluedo, to life with his first full-length feature film.

Murder Party

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Seven men, all city-dwellers aged between 17 and 70, with nothing in common apart from the fact that they are all on the verge of a nervous breakdown, meet up at a lonely station for an unusual course in the wild that is supposed to get them back on their feet. Each step in this boot camp, designed by an eccentric and feisty female coach, aims to reveal them to themselves. The task seems to be a tough one, especially as nothing goes as planned between these men.

Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Hommes au bord de la crise de nerfs)

Action, Comedy | Rating TBC | 116 minutes French with English subtitles

It’s 1981, the world has changed since the last adventure of OSS 117, France’s finest secret agent. Feminism is gaining ground; computer technology is developing and Communists lurk everywhere. In the midst of all this, France sends its top spy to Africa to help out President Bamba, whose re-election is threatened by rebels.

This mission is trickier, more treacherous, and more torrid than ever and OSS 117 must, for the first time, team up with a young rival with considerable assets. Starring Oscar winner, Jean Dujardin, OSS 117: From Africa With Love is a delightful and entertaining movie with a healthy dose of satire.

OSS 117: From Africa with Love (OSS 117: Alerte rouge en Afrique noire)


Rumba Therapy is a feel-good comedy made by actor-turned-Director Franck Dubosc who plays Tony, a bus driver in his 50s, going through a midlife crisis. He lives alone, having abandoned his wife and baby decades earlier. Deciding to reconnect with his daughter (Louna Espinosa), who has become a dance teacher, Tony signs up for her classes, even though he hates dancing and has two left feet.

A touching film telling the story of a father desperate to reconnect with his daughter and who will go to any lengths and correct the mistakes of his past. Rumba Therapy is all about getting out of your comfort zone and sheds a tenderly funny light on father-daughter relationships in adulthood.

Rumba Therapy (Rumba la vie)

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Fanny Ardant, Melvil Poupaud and Cécile de France beguile in The Young Lovers, a modern and emotionally-nuanced romantic dramedy of a woman who embarks on a relationship with a much younger man, and the implications her choices have on those around her.

Elegant, retired architect Shauna (Ardant) crosses paths with Pierre (Poupaud), a married oncologist in his 40s, who first made an impression on her in a brief meeting over a decade earlier. Both are drawn to each other, and begin a passionate affair. While Pierre’s family life is soon turned upside down - his wife Shauna struggles with feelings she thought well-belonged to the past, and the promise of what may remain…

The Young Lovers (Les jeunes amants)

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Comedy | M | 97 minutes French with English subtitles

With an all-star ensemble cast led by Gérard Depardieu, The Villa joins the ranks of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Calendar Girls and The Intouchables, with its touching and oft-hilarious depiction of friendships formed against all odds.

An unlikely story of friendship between Milan, a young man on parole, who is forced to work in a retirement home rather than going to jail, and a larger-than-life group of retired people who are not really prepared to accept this new recruit.

The Villa (Maison de retraite)

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Lumière Cinemas

Christchurch Art Gallery

Christchurch schedule Book online at frenchfilmfestival.co.nz

The Villa 6:10pm

Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1:30pm

Little Nicholas’ Treasure 1:30pm

Farewell, Mr. Haffmann 6:00pm


The Kitchen Brigade 11:15am

Everything Went Fine 1:15pm

Madeleine Collins 3:30pm


Murder Party 8:00pm

A Mermaid in Paris4:00pm

Academy Gold

Happy 5011:45am

OSS 17: From Africa with Love 1:45pm

Maigret4:15pm

Employee of the Month 6:15pm

The Young Lovers8:00pm

Deluxe Cinemas

Academy Gold

Little Nicholas’ Treasure 11:15am

Hear Me Out3:30pm

Kompromat5:30pm

La Traviata, My Brothers and I 8:00pm

Deluxe Cinemas

Academy Gold

Hear Me Out11:15am

Between Two Worlds1:15pm

Murder Party 3:30pm

The Young Lovers 8:00pm


Deluxe Cinemas

Hear Me Out6:10pm

Love Songs For Tough Guys 4:00pm

Another World2:00pm


Another World6:20pm

Maigret 4:15pm

The Villa 5:50pm


The Kitchen Brigade 3:50pm

Lumière Cinemas

Lumière Cinemas

Lumière Cinemas

Rumba Therapy11:30am

The Villa 1:45pm

A Mermaid in Paris6:00pm Opening Night




Kompromat8:15pm

Between Two Worlds11:30am






Love Songs For Tough Guys 10:45am


Maigret3:30pm


Happy 505:30pm

Lumière Cinemas

Deluxe Cinemas

Academy Gold Cinema

Sun 26 Jun 8:00pm

Sun 03 Jul 7:30pmWed 29 Jun 1:30pm

Thu 23 Jun 3:45pm

Sun 03 Jul 11:00am

Mon 27 Jun 1:30pm

Fri 01 Jul 6:00pm

Sat 09 Jul 5:45pm

Fri 24 Jun 8:00pm

Lumière Cinemas

Deluxe Cinemas

Academy Gold Cinema

Wed 06 Jul 6:00pm

Mon 27 Jun 12:00pm Fri 01 Jul 2:00pm

Mon 04 Jul 3:45pm

Thu 07 Jul 2:00pm

Fri 24 Jun 6:10pm Sun 26 Jun 5:50pm

Thu 30 Jun 6:00pm

Thu 23 Jun 1:45pm Tue 28 Jun 11:30am

Mon 04 Jul 3:30pm

Thu 07 Jul 8:15pm

Tue 28 Jun Wed 29 Jun Thu 30 JunMon 27 June Sat 02 Jul Sun 03 JulFri 01 Jul

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The Villa 12:00pm

Academy Gold

Deluxe Cinemas

Lumière Cinemas

Happy 502:00pm




Academy Gold Academy Gold Academy Gold

Madeleine Collins 11:30am


Rumba Therapy3:30pm


Kompromat8:15pm

Deluxe Cinemas

A Mermaid in Paris11:15am



Maigret6:00pm

Another World8:00pm

Deluxe Cinemas

Farewell, Mr. Haffmann 11:30am


Hear Me Out4:00pm



Deluxe Cinemas


The Villa 2:00pm


Murder Party 6:00pm

Rumba Therapy8:15pm

Love Songs For Tough Guys 11:00am


Kompromat3:30pm

Happy 506:00pm




Murder Party 1:00pm


Maigret5:30pm


Deluxe Cinemas Deluxe Cinemas

Deluxe Cinemas

Lumière Cinemas Lumière Cinemas Lumière Cinemas

Lumière Cinemas

Lumière Cinemas Lumière Cinemas




Murder Party 2:00pm



Hear Me Out6:10pm


Murder Party 4:10pm




Another World1:15pm



Happy 508:00pm

Another World4:00pm




Maigret4:10pm



Hear Me Out8:15pm



Kompromat7:30pm

Rumba Therapy5:15pm


Hear Me Out3:45pm

Another World11:30am



Murder Party 3:45pm

The Villa 11:30am




Between Two Worlds11:15am

Rumba Therapy5:45pm



Happy 503:45pm




The Villa 6:00pm

Kompromat8:00pm

Hear Me Out2:00pm

Murder Party 11:45am



Maigret6:00pm

OSS 17: From Africa with Love 11:15am





The Young Lovers 11:00am




Happy 507:30pm

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Tue 05 Jul Wed 06 Jul Thu 07 Jul Sat 09 JulFri 08 Jul Sun 10 JulMon 04 Jul

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Academy Gold Academy Gold Academy Gold Academy Gold

Deluxe Cinemas

Deluxe Cinemas Deluxe Cinemas Deluxe Cinemas

Lumière Cinemas

Lumière Cinemas Lumière Cinemas

Lumière Cinemas





Maigret6:00pm






The Villa 6:00pm

Happy 508:00pm



Hear Me Out11:15am

Employee of the Month 11:45am



Murder Party 3:45pm

Maigret6:00pm


The Kitchen Brigade 11:45am

Maigret1:45pm

Hear Me Out6:00pm

Rumba Therapy3:45pm





La Traviata, My Brothers and I 11:30am


Rumba Therapy5:15pm


Happy 501:00pm

Maigret3:00pm

OSS 17: From Africa with Love 7:30pmDeluxe Cinemas

Deluxe Cinemas

Deluxe Cinemas

Happy 501:30pm







Kompromat8:00pm Murder Party

8:00pm

Another World2:00pm

Maigret4:00pm


The Villa 2:00pm















Hear Me Out1:00pm

Lumière Cinemas

Lumière Cinemas

Lumière Cinemas

Kompromat11:15am

Murder Party 5:45pm


The Villa 3:45pm

Hear Me Out8:00pm



Rumba Therapy3:45pm

Maigret1:45pm


Another World6:00pm


Happy 5011:30am




Hear Me Out3:45pm


Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 11:15am

Kompromat1:15pm

Murder Party 11:15am




Happy 506:00pm


Another World4:00pm








Maigret5:15pm


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Ticketing information

Venue information

How to buy tickets Group Bookings

Festival Contacts

Terms and conditionsSome cinemas will charge a booking fee for tickets booked online and over the phone. Please check with your local cinema. ID will be required for all discounted tickets (seniors, students) and for all restricted films when collecting or purchasing tickets. All films are no complimentaries, except for Festival complimentary passes. No cinema vouchers, movie money or ticket discount offers can be used for festival films, unless otherwise specified. If the screening of your session is unable to proceed due to COVID-19, please contact your cinema directly for refund or rebooking information. Programme may be subject to change. The Festival reluctantly reserves the right to change the schedule by amending dates, session times or replacing films. Any necessary changes will be amended as soon as possible on the Festival website and at the affected venue. Please contact your local cinema for details about their wheelchair access and parking facilities. Further terms and conditions may apply. Contact your local cinema for more information.

Tickets are sold through the participating venues. In cinemas: At box offices daily until sold out. Cinemas can only sell tickets for their respective venues. Online: At frenchfilmfestival.co.nz Select your session and you will be redirected from there to the appropriate cinema site. Booking fees may apply. Check with cinemas for festival pricing.

Yes! We do discounted rates for school and other groups. Please contact [email protected] to make your booking.

Director: [email protected] General: [email protected] Events: [email protected]

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Academy Gold Cinema

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū

Lumière Cinemas

Deluxe Cinemas

26 Rolleston AvenueChristchurch Central City03 365 0066lumierecinemas.co.nz

Shop 24, The Tannery, 3 Garlands Rd Woolston03 389 5360deluxecinemas.co.nz

The Colombo 22/363 Colombo StreetSydenham 03 377 9913artfilms.co.nz

Corner Worcester Boulevard and Montreal Street03 941 7300 christchurchartgallery.org.nz Tickets booked through Lumière Cinemas lumierecinemas.co.nz

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