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ShowNews Academy - GRACE OF MY HEART
2025-06-24 20:00 - 22:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Academy Cinema, 44 Lorne St, Auckland, New Zealand
Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For June, the chosen film is musical dramedy GRACE OF MY HEART chosen by Karyn Rachtman, who was executive music producer on the film.
Happy Hour drinks from 7:00pm.
Screening 8:15pm.
Directed by Allison Anders
Starring Peter Fonda, Bruce Davison, Illeana Douglas, Bridget Fonda, John Turturro, Eric Stoltz, Matt Dillon
Rated M Offensive language
116 minutes
‘Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton (Illeana Douglas) wins a talent contest during the early rock ‘n’ roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York City to make it big. Though she flops as a recording artist, fast-talking record producer Joel Millner (John Turturro) recognizes her songwriting talent and teams her with struggling songsmith Howard Caszatt (Eric Stoltz). The ups and downs of Denise’s career parallel the tumult of the 1960s pop scene.’

Auckland Doc Edge Festival 2025
2025-06-25 - 2025-07-13 | The Capitol Cinema, 610 Dominion Road, Auckland
Doc Edge Festival 2025 – Life Unscripted
Celebrating 20 Years of Documentary Excellence
Doc Edge, New Zealand’s national documentary organisation, marks its 20th anniversary with an exciting festival from 25 June – 24 August 2025.
As an Oscar®-qualifying festival, Doc Edge is a global platform for bold, diverse, and impactful storytelling — featuring films, immersive experiences, industry events, and more.
📍 Festival Dates & Locations:
Auckland: 25 June – 13 July
SkyCity Theatre (Opening Night – 26 June)
Capitol Cinema (Screenings)
Bridgeway Cinema (Screenings)
Silo 6 (Immersive Exhibition)
Wellington & Christchurch: 16 – 27 July
Virtual Cinema (Nationwide): 28 July – 24 August
✨ Festival Highlights:
– A curated selection of local & international documentaries
– Doc Edge Awards honouring excellence in storytelling
– Schools Programme for Year 5 to tertiary students
– Immersive Exhibition showcasing cutting-edge digital work
– Industry Events: Forum, Pitch – Wayfinding, and Market
This milestone year also celebrates the filmmakers, audiences, and partners who have shaped Doc Edge into a cultural cornerstone for Aotearoa and the Asia Pacific region.
Join us in person or online for a powerful journey through documentary — connecting, reflecting, and celebrating the stories that matter.
#docedge #lifeunscripted

Oceania: Journey to the Center premiere
2025-07-02 18:15 - 19:45 | The Capitol Cinema, 610 Dominion Road, Auckland
Feature documentary screening at Doc Edge. In the island nation of Kiribati, a mother and son fight to hold onto their way of life in the face of climate change, globalisation and Kiribati’s history of colonisation.

Christchurch Doc Edge Festival 2025
2025-07-16 - 2025-07-27 | Lumiere Cinemas, 26 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch Central City, 8013, New Zealand
Doc Edge Festival 2025 – Life Unscripted
Celebrating 20 Years of Documentary Excellence
Doc Edge, New Zealand’s national documentary organisation, marks its 20th anniversary with an exciting festival from 25 June – 24 August 2025.
As an Oscar®-qualifying festival, Doc Edge is a global platform for bold, diverse, and impactful storytelling — featuring films, immersive experiences, industry events, and more.
📍 Festival Dates & Location:
Christchurch: 16 – 27 July
Lumiere Cinemas
Tūranga
Christchurch Art Gallery
University of Canterbury
Virtual Cinema (Nationwide): 28 July – 24 August
✨ Festival Highlights:
– A curated selection of local & international documentaries
– Doc Edge Awards honouring excellence in storytelling
– Schools Programme for Year 5 to tertiary students
– Immersive Exhibition showcasing cutting-edge digital work
– Industry Events: Forum, Pitch – Wayfinding, and Market (Auckland only)
This milestone year also celebrates the filmmakers, audiences, and partners who have shaped Doc Edge into a cultural cornerstone for Aotearoa and the Asia Pacific region.
Join us in person or online for a powerful journey through documentary — connecting, reflecting, and celebrating the stories that matter.
https://docedge.nz/festival-2025/
#docedge #lifeunscripted

ShowNews Academy - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
2025-07-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Academy Cinema, 44 Lorne St, Auckland, New Zealand
Directed by Jacques Demy
Starring Catherine Deneuve, Anne Vernon, Nino Castelnuovo, Marc Michel
Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For July, the chosen film is Jacque Demy’s musical masterpiece THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, chosen by Geoff Fiebig who works in the Art Department!
Happy Hour drinks from 7:00pm.
Screening 8:15pm.
The angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy. She plays an umbrella-shop owner’s delicate daughter, glowing with first love for a handsome garage mechanic, played by Nino Castelnuovo. When the boy is shipped off to fight in Algeria, the two lovers must grow up quickly.
Exquisitely designed in a kaleidoscope of colors, and told entirely through lilting songs by the great composer Michel Legrand, THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG is one of the most revered and unorthodox movie musicals of all time.

ShowNews Academy - Eraserhead
2025-09-30 19:30 - 22:30 | Academy Cinema, 44 Lorne St, Auckland, New Zealand
Directed by David Lynch
Starring Jack Nance, Allen Joseph, Charlotte Steward, Jack Fisk, Jeanne Bates, Laurel Near
Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For September, the chosen film is David Lynch’s haunting masterpiece ERASERHEAD, chosen by director James Fink-Jensen!
“Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.”

ShowNews Academy – The Naked Kiss
2025-10-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Academy Cinema, 44 Lorne St, Auckland, New Zealand
Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For October, the chosen film is Samuel Fuller’s classic THE NAKED KISS!
“A former prostitute works to create a new life for herself in a small town, but a shocking discovery could threaten everything.”
This month our guest is Geoff Fiebig from the Art Department

ShowNews Academy - Mood Indigo
2025-11-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Academy Cinema, 44 Lorne St, Auckland, New Zealand
Directed by Michel Gondry
Starring Romain Duris, Omar Sy, Audrey Tautou
Each month ShowNews presents a film at Academy Cinemas picked by a special film industry guest. For November, the chosen film is Michel Gondry’s epic romance MOOD INDIGO!
Wealthy, inventive bachelor Colin endeavors to find a cure for his lover Chloe after she’s diagnosed with an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.

ShowNews Academy - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
2026-01-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Academy Cinema, 44 Lorne St, Auckland, New Zealand
Directed by John Ford
Starring Vera Miles, James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, John Carradine
Come along and hear Chris Short introduce John Ford’s Oscar-nominated western, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, starring John Wayne, James Stewart and Lee Marvin as Liberty.
Why this film? Because the screening is a tribute to Lee Tamahori, and the film was a favourite of his – in fact it was the last film he watched before passing away last month. The Academy will be donating the evening’s takings to the Vista Foundation.
“Director Ford brings us to the lawless frontier village of Shinbone, a town plagued by a larger-than-life nemesis, Liberty Valance (Marvin). Stewart plays the bungling but charming big-city lawyer determined to rid Shinbone of Valance, and he finds that he has an unlikely ally in the form of a rugged local rancher (Wayne). The two men also share the same love interest (Miles). But when the final showdown becomes inevitable, one of the two will attempt to get the gunman . . . and the other one will wind up getting the gal.”

Doc Edge Festival 2026 - Auckland
2026-06-24 - 2026-07-12
Experience the 21st edition of New Zealand’s premier, Oscar-qualifying Doc Edge Festival!
From 24 June to 12 July, Auckland will come alive across various venues with an extraordinary celebration of documentary storytelling.
This year’s festival features world-class screenings, thought-provoking talks, prestigious awards, industry networking events, and an immersive exhibition that pushes the boundaries of documentary art. Plus, the Doc Edge Schools Programme inspires the next generation of filmmakers and storytellers.
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