Hokianga Film Festival 2009

Camera in Community

 

 

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The Kaupapa for the 2009 Hokianga Film Festival

 

The 2009 Hokianga Film Festival will build on the success of the 2007 Hokianga Film Festival and will:

1. Acknowledge and feature films by, the late *Barry Barclay film-maker, theorist and writer who was influential and an active participant in the 2007 Festival. (See below).

 

2. The theme of the Festival will again be The Camera in Community with an emphasis on:

• Locally produced material and the telling of local stories.

• Documentaries which share our images, concerns, and experiences and acknowledge the richness and diversity within our community.

However where documentary material and stories from other Indigenous film makers complements or enhances our themes this may be also used in the Festival.

 

3. Provide opportunities for:

•  Local film makers to present their work.

•  Sharing and the development of skills amongst local film makers of all ages from within and again where appropriate, beyond Hokianga.

•  Further explore and develop understanding and opportunities for the production of low cost material through modern digital technology.

 

4. To provide a platform to show case local films; and to identify, recognize and celebrate novice and established film makers, actors and others who contribute to the arts in filmmaking.  

 

5. Introduce students to the potential for careers in film making, drama and related arts and occupations and encourage exploration of these.

 

6. Provide opportunities for local people to:

•  View local film and films from other Indigenous communities.

•  Appreciate the wealth of local stories and potential in film drama and documentary.

•  Gain insights into, and appreciate the work of local film makers and those working in related crafts.

•  Contribute to the selection and development of stories, ideas and processes of film making in the Hokianga.

 

 

*Barry Barclay is one of the most important film makers in New Zealand cinema history and a major Indigenous film maker world-wide. His work, including the Tangata Whenua television series and the feature films; The Neglected Miracle, Ngati, Te Rua, The Feathers of Peace and The Kaipara Affair, establishes him as a figure who has made a radical contribution to New Zealand’s understanding of both Maori community and the bicultural present.

 

Fourth Cinema is a term coined by Barry Barclay who distinguishes indigenous cinema from first, second and third cinemas, respectively Hollywood, art house and third world cinema in raising questions of politics, history and education; and the relation between first peoples and settlers. It expresses a deep sense of historical community and law in seeing a place anew through film.