Strong Asian Selection Characterizes New Zealand Film Festival

had to cancel the Auckland leg of its multi-city exhibition series, but will continue in Wellington and Christchurch with a diverse lineup that includes an impressive Asian selection.

International highlights include Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter,” Zhang Yimou’s “,” and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Oscars contender Jasmila Zbanic’s “Quo Vadis, Aida?” Germany’s Oscar contender, Maria Schrader’s “I’m Your Man,” “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” and “My Salinger Year” also screen. So too does Jane Campion’s U.S.-set, New Zealand-made “

Hong Kong gets plenty of face with Jun Li’s “Drifting,” which leads the Golden Horse Awards nominations, Kin Long Chan’s “Hand Rolled Cigarette,” and protest documentary “When A City Rises,” from Cathy Chu, Iris Kwong, Ip Kar Man, Huang Yuk-kwok, Evie Cheung, Han Yan Yuen and Jenn Lee. Ten from Australia include Jennifer Peedom’s “River,” Wayne Blair and Ne Minchin’s “Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra” and Justin Kurzel’s controversial “Nitram.”

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