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Conversing with Aotearoa/ New Zealand

© 2006 University of Southern California

 

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AWARDS

Best of Fest Award -  Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival
Environmental Art Award- Earth Vision Film Festival 2008
Best Female Filmmaker Award - Poppy Jasper Film Festival 2007
Best Short - Taos Mountain Film Festival
Best Film -Mountain Culture and Environment - Wanaka Mountain Film Festival
Semi-finalist - Moondance Film Festival
Best Student Short – Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival
First Prize- Multimedia – Exposure, Auckland University
Student Presentation Award – ANZALS Conference 2005

Synopsis :

In an age of technological integration and urban life, people turn to the natural world for a wilderness experience. What draws us to the remote corners of land and sea when we realize something in our lives is missing? Conversing with Aotearoa/New Zealand  uses unique visual imagery to take the viewer into the physical and metal wilderness encompassed in the diverse landscapes of New Zealand. In this animated documentary, New Zealanders attempt to fathom their deep, personal connection with their land. Among the interviewees are hunters, fishermen, farmers, trampers, mountaineers,  adventurer-racers, conservationists, ecologists, artists, urban and rural dwellers, Pakeha, Maori and tourists, young, old and in between. The thread that ties them all together is a passion and love for the wild places in New Zealand.

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Production Info:
Title: Conversing with Aoteroa/New Zealand
Director: Corrie Francis
Original Music: sounddesign.co.nz
Music Performance: Amy Davidson, Richard Robertson, Oldrischka Cihelka
Music Recording: Amy Davidson Sound Design: Corrie Francis & Amy Davidson
Re-recording: Greg Townsend
Running Time: 14 min 30 sec
Screening Format: HD CAM 16:9 and Beta SP / 3:4 letterbox / Color / Stereo 4.0
Preview Video: DVD NTSC/PAL / Color

Distribution:
Allison Melanson
Coordinator of Festivals and Distribution
University of Southern California
850 W 34th Street, Room G132
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2211, USA
Tel: 1.213.740.4432
Fax: 1.213.740.5226
Email: allisonm[at]cinema.usc.edu

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© 2006 Corrie Francis
For full press kit and high resolution images please email
conversing[at]corriefrancis.com



 

Upcoming Screenings

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See the film online at AWNtv.com

"Conversing with Aotearoa/ New Zealand" is part of Animating Reality, a dvd compilation of animated documentaries from around the world. Purchase your copy here.

Festival Tour - 2008

• CinemAmbient Film Festival
  Oct 16-19 - Turin, Italy

• AnimaFest Zagreb
  May 31-June 6 - Zagreb, Croatia

• Monacology Festival
  June 2-8 - Monaco

• Queenstown Mountain/Adventure Film Festival
  July 31-Aug 1- Queenstown, New Zealand

• Cervino CineMountain International Film Festival
  July 25-Aug 5 - Cervino, Italy

• Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival
  May 1-3 - Seattle, WA

• EarthVision Environmental Film Festival
  Mar 1-8 - Santa Cruz, CA

• Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
  Feb 14-20 - Missoula, Montana

• Boulder International Film Festival
  Feb 14-20 - Boulder, CO

2007

• Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Film
  November 26 - December 1 - Spain

• Autrans International Mountain Film Festival
  November 29 - December 2 - France

• Taos Shortz
  November 17 - Taos, NM

• MountainFilm in Graz
  November 7-10 - Graz, Austria

• Poppy Jasper Film Festival
  November 9-11 - Morgan Hill, CA

• American Conservation Film
  November 2 - Shepherdstown, WV

• Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival
  November 2-4 - Colorado Springs, CO

• Colorado Environmental Film Festival
  November 1-3 - Golden, CO

• Taos Mountain Film Festival
  October 5-7 - Taos, NM

• Animadrid
  September 28-October 5 - Madrid, Spain

• DOCNZ
  See website for locations and dates in NZ

• Homegrown New Zealand Shorts
  see website for  locations and dates in NZ

• Taiwan International Animation Festival
  September 28-October 7 - Taipei, Taiwan

• Estes Park Film Festival
  2:00pm Saturday, Sept. 15 - Estes Park, CO

• EarthNotes Film Festival
  July - Capetown, South Africa

• Reel Earth - Aotearoa Environmental Film Festival
  July 26-29 - Palmerston North, NZ

• Wanaka Mountain Film Festival
  July 6, 2007 - Wanaka, New Zealand

• MountainFilm in Telluride
  May 25-28 - Telluride, CO

• Green Film Festival in Seoul
  May 17-23 - Seoul, Korea

• Kalamazoo Animation Festival International
  May 17-20 - Kalamazoo, MI

• Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival
  May 4-6 - Lancaster, CA

• Asia Society  - New Zealand Shorts
  May 3 - New York City

• Flagstaff Mountains Film Festival
  March 8-11 - Flagstaff, AZ

• Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
  February 24th, - Vancouver, BC

• Orobie Film Festival
  February 17th - Bergamo, Italy

• Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival
  January 13, 7:30 - Nevada City, CA

  Homegrown New Zealand - July-November 2007
  Conversing with Aotearoa/New Zealand played in the Animation program of Homegrown '07.
  DOCNZ - September-November 2007
  Conversing with Aotearoa/New Zealand played in the Animation program of DOC NZ.

  Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2007

2006

• Oct 29th - World Premier - Banff Mountain Film Festival, AB, Canada

TV Broadcast: Nov. 2007 Natural Heroes on PBS.

Credits

Animation
Corrie Francis

Featuring
Margie Gillam
Katie Phillips
Allison Paton
Martine Potato Bairstow
Paul Peychers
Donald Lousley
Mark Sheehan
Stephen Phillipson
Ken Collins
Bob Vaile
Rawinia Puna
Janice Wilkes
Rob Jessop
Amy Sheehan

Appearances by
Rod Adnitt
Rachel Gibson
Erica Francis
Patti Francis
Rawinia Puna
Tira Rory Phillipson-Puna
Tiamaihere Kahurere Phillipson-Puna

Original Music
sounddesign.co.nz
Karengo - Amy Davidson
Eyes Shut - Richard Robertson + Amy Davidson

Performances
Richard Robertson - Guitar
Amy Davidson - Piano, Flute, Syntheciser
Oldrischka Cihelka - Open hole Flute

Sound Design
Corrie Francis, Amy Davidson

Foley Engineer
Bethany Sparks

Re-recording
Greg Townsend

Faculty Advisors
Christine Panushka
Kathy Smith
Sarina Pearson


Funding and Support


  








Special Thanks
Spirit of Adventure Trust
Milford Sound Kayaks
Sinbad’s Cruises
Jordi Family
Paton Family
Sándor Lau
Diana Zadravec
Ron Francis
Sam Ludden
Thomas Pound
Ritesh Shaw
All the generous people in Aotearoa/New Zealand who gave me a bed, a meal or a good conversation.

"Conversing with Aotearoa/New Zealand"
©2006 USC
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