MOTUEKA STATE CINEMA 'Special Event' This Is New Zealand -17th October

State Cinema Motueka

This is New Zealand will be presented at the State Cinema in Motueka with Hugh McDonald, Director and Graeme Moffat presenting it and doing a question and answer after the film at the State Cinema Motueka. This is a special event Sunday Night 17 October only.

The film is also showing at State Cinema in Nelson. Don't miss it!

This is New Zealand has been painstakingly digitally remastered by Weta Studios, Peter Jackson, and includes a full feature 1Hr 34m presentation.  This is New Zealand is a documentary film showcasing NZ scenery that was produced by the NZ National Film Unit for screening at the World Expo in Osaka in 1970. The film combined scenic images including aerial cinematography with rousing classical music such as Sibelius' Karelia Suite. 

At Osaka this film was the star attraction at that event. It was a revolutionary film that introduced viewers to New Zealand in a glorious three-screen (three-camera) and (three projector) presentation. With highly inventive camera work and editing, it showed everyone where we are, who we are, and - taking advantage of the super-widescreen format - what a spectacularly beautiful land we live in. The film was seen by more than two million people at Expo 70, and by 350,000 more when it returned home afterwards. Hidden from view up until shown at the 2007 NZ Film Festival and now remastered by Weta Studios it is a must see.

Hugh Macdonald’s long filmmaking career encompasses historical epics, Oscar-nominated shorts, and lots of time on the road. Macdonald is probably best-known for the three-screen spectacular This is New Zealand.His two-decade long stint at the National Film Unit also saw him directing two episodes of the historical epic The Governor, and producing the first of many animated shorts.

This Is New Zealand State Cinema