The Alliance Française French Film Festival Announces 2018 Dates and Venues
The Alliance Française French Film Festival will return to New Zealand screens from 1 March – 18 April 2018, inviting
audiences to experience one language and a world of emotions.
Following the success of the 2017 Festival, the 2018 event will feature over 30 of the finest films from France and
French-speaking regions. As New Zealand’s premier event celebrating French culture, the 2018 Alliance Française French
Film Festival will continue to bring scintillating French cinema to an audience spanning 13 cities around the country.
Launching on 1 March in Auckland at Rialto Cinemas Newmarket, the 2018 Festival will screen at its new Christchurch home
Hoyts Riccarton before continuing to Wellington, New Plymouth, Nelson, Timaru, Tauranga, Havelock North, Dunedin,
Hamilton, Arrowtown and Palmerston North. An additional ‘best of’ mini-programme will screen in Akaroa from Friday 6 –
Sunday 8 and Friday 13 – Sunday 15 April.
Auckland
Rialto Cinemas Newmarket: Thursday 1 – Wednesday 21 March
Berkeley Cinemas Takapuna: Friday 2 – Wednesday 21 March
Christchurch
Hoyts Riccarton: Tuesday 6 – Sunday 25 March
Wellington
Embassy Theatre: Wednesday 7 – Wednesday 28 March
New Plymouth
Event Cinemas: Thursday 8 – Wednesday 21 March
Nelson
Suter Theatre: Wednesday 14 – Wednesday 28 March
Timaru
Movie Max Digital: Thursday 15 – Sunday 25 March
Tauranga
Rialto Cinemas: Friday 16 – Wednesday 28 March
Havelock North
Event Cinemas: Wednesday 21 March – Wednesday 4 April
Dunedin
Rialto Cinemas: Thursday 22 March – Wednesday 4 April
Hamilton
Lido: Thursday 22 March – Wednesday 11 April
Arrowtown
Dorothy Browns: Thursday 5 – Sunday 15 April
Palmerston North
Event Cinemas: Thursday 5 – Wednesday 18 April
Akaroa
Akaroa Ciné Café: Friday 6 – Sunday 8 April, Friday 13 – Sunday 15 April
For full dates and venues information, visit www.frenchfilmfestival.co.nz
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