Emerging from the boondocks of Auckland’s K Road, The Cinema Ascension Festival purports to be New Zealand’s first experiment festival, curating three nights of explorative film and transitory cinema from December 6-8. The organisers have this to say: “forget about popcorn and prepare to open up your taste buds to the outer limits of cinematic experience. Expanded celluloid experiments to pixellated digital escapism, ephemeral archival footage to temporal performative projection that will stimulate even the most lethargic of imaginations into exctatic overload!” Films from here (NZ), there (Australia) and everywhere make up the programme, which intriguingly, includes the screening of seven archival American films which invite people to create original soundtracks for, and perform live. Tickets are $7 (single events) or $7 (full festival pass). The Wine Cellar Back Room, St Kevins Arcade, 179 K Road, serves as the venue. Much more at www.kroad.com.

Media Release | November 2, 2006
Korean film has recently received much international recognition, and we have seen a visible trend of Korean filmmakers producing films of international interest. New Zealanders will have the chance to experience the exciting Korean film industry and culture in the Korean Film Festival 2006 coming to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in December.