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New Caledonia Film Festival

Programme 2025

The New Caledonia Film Festival is a recurring event showcasing the best New Caledonian fiction short-films of the year. Screened in their original version (French and/or Kanak languages) with English subtitles, these short films are joined by a video interview of each director to give them the opportunity to introduce their work, allowing the public to watch them with a deeper understanding of their creators’ views.

All short films have been processed by the New Zealand Film and Video Labelling body prior to screening.

Contents

Screening Schedule

City	Date	Time	Location	Book here
Dunedin	14/09/25	14:00	Tūhura Otago Museum (419 Great King Street, Dunedin North)	otagomuseum.nz
Auckland	16/09/25	18:00	Alliance Française Auckland (131 Remuera Road, Remuera)	eventbrite.co.nz
Wellington	19/09/25	18:00	Lighthouse Cinema Cuba (29 Wigan Street, Te Aro)	eventbrite.co.nz
Palmerston North	20/09/25	19:00	Globe Theatre (312 Main Street, Palmerston North Central)	french.org.nz
Dunedin	21/09/25	14:00	Tūhura Otago Museum (419 Great King Street, Dunedin North)	otagomuseum.nz
Christchurch	25/09/25	18:00	Lumières Cinema (26 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch)	afchristchurch.org.nz
Hamilton	26/09/25	18:00	Alliance Française Hamilton (114 Alexandra Street, Hamilton Central)	afhamilton.org.nz
Nelson	13/10/25	18:00	State Cinema Nelson (91 Trafalgar Street)	afnelsontasman.org
Tauranga	18/10/25	18:00	Luxe Cinema (21 Devonport Road, Tauranga)	luxecinemas.nz

Programme

Boat Stop

Directors: Florian Sagez & Chavi

Producer: Florian SAGEZ

Year: 2025

Genre: Drama / Thriller

Language: French / English subtitles

Starring: Marilyn DEAS, Damien DURIEUX, Zell LEROUGE, Sam KAGY, Stéphane PIOCHAUD, Gaël CHEVRIER, Karl BAUDOIN, Viviane DESCHAMPS

Synopsis: Heavy silences, skin-deep tension, an invisible threat… Boat Stop takes you into an open-air, closed-door world, between magnificent Caledonian landscapes and an oppressive atmosphere

Label: M

I. A. T. - India Alpha Tango

Directors: Stéphane Ducandas

Producer: Cécile RIVIÈRE

Year: 2025

Genre: Thriller / Science-Fiction / Anticipation

Language: French / English subtitles

Starring: Céline SAMSON, Cécile RIVIÈRE, Océane LE GOFF, Julien DEL VALLE, Sébastien HERAL, Pierre VALLANCE, Cécile AMBLARD, Emmanuelle L’HOSTIS

Synopsis: Three people wake up in a room they don’t know. Against their will, a woman draws them into a mysterious tango. They have 24 hours to figure out the truth.

Label: M

L'Arbre et la Pirogue

Directors: Sébastien Marquès

Producer: Sébastien Marquès

Year: 2018

Genre: Drama / Tradition / Identity

Language: Drehu / English subtitles

Starring: Iabe LAPACAS, Jean-Pierre SWAN, Maurice HAEWENG, Dylan Hnasawine WEJIEME, Draine HAOCAS, Sébastien PIDRA

Synopsis: The life of a Melanesian tribe is disrupted by the progressive arrival of modernity. Iabe, a young Melanesian, finds this change very hard to cope with and gets lost between his traditions and this modernity.

Label: PG

KOLERE

Directors: Marceau Goulon

Producer: Marceau Goulon

Year: 2018

Genre: Drama

Language: French / English subtitles

Starring: Simane WENETHEM, Erwan BOTREL, Maïté SIWENE, Benoît NYIKEINE, Dominique JEAN, Djemila PABOU, Aleksandre DEDIEU, Danny BANREU, Joseph NEKARE

Synopsis: The daily routine at a radio station is disrupted when, during a broadcast, a listener speaks with an unusual message. (Short film adapted from the play ‘Paroles de Thio’ (The Argonauts of the Pacific))

Label: G