Films in competition 2010 
THERE ONCE WAS AN ISLAND – Grand Prize FIFO 2010(0)
NZ – 2009 – 80 mn
Réalisateur : Briar March
Production : On the Level productions
Version anglaise sous-ttrée en français
This film follows the life of three people in a unique Pacific Island Community as they face the first devastating effects of climate change, including a terrifying flood. Will they decide to stay with their Island home or [...]
KHANINIKULA – LA LOI DES PIERRES
France – 2009 – 52 mn
Réalisateur : Cyrille Benhamou
Production : Digamé Productions & Le Snark
Version française sous-titrée en anglais
Tolobuwa, the Oluvilei village chief, discusses the meaning of the magic stones and string game with his son Topiki. Such a tale adopts beliefs, poetry and mystery, the film takes place over three days where each villager [...]
ECO-CRIMES : FISHING PIRATES
Pacifique – 2008 – 52 mn
Réalisateur : Heintz Greuling & Thomas Weidenbach
Production : Längengrad Filmproduktion & Seppia & WDR & ARTE
Version française sous-titrée en anglais
This unknown war is being waged in the Southern Ocean, in the fish rich waters around the Antarctic. Its victims are the Patagonia tooth fish highly prized particularity in the USA, [...]
L’ARCHIPEL DES FORCATS
Nouvelle Calédonie – 2009 – 90 mn
Réalisateur : Jacques-Olivier Trompas
Production : Néo Productions
Version française sous-titrée en anglais
Less famous than its Guyanese counterpart, the New Caledonian penal colony represents another story of the French ultramarine prison. The taking over of this French South Pacific land in 1853 marked the beginning of this colonization through prison. 22,000 [...]
LES POSSEDES DE FAAITE
Polynésie française – 2009 – 52 mn
Réalisateur : Xavier-Marie Bonnot
Production : Bonne Compagnie & RFO & Canal Overseas
Version française sous-titrée en anglais
In 1987, on the Faaite atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago, six people were burnt alive in the name of God. This unprecedented massacre took place on a tiny island with only 350 inhabitants. It [...]
TERRE NATALE – RETOUR A RURUTU
Polynésie française – 2009 – 52 mn
Réalisateur : Jean-Michel Corillon
Production : Kwanza & Bleu Lagon Production & Canal Overseas
Version française sous-titrée en anglais
Maeva and Eteroa are 23 and 20 years old. Brother and sister by birth, they were born on the island of Rurutu in Polynesia and were adopted during the first hours of their [...]
LOST IN WONDERLAND
Nouvelle Zélande – 2009 – 52 mn
Réalisateur : Zoe Mcintosh
Production : Lone Pine Film & TV Productions Ltd
Version anglaise sous-titrée en français
The Times of London cited barrister Rob Moodie for the most outrageous behavior by a lawyer in 2006 after he represented himself in the New Zealand High Court dressed as Alice in [...]
PAS LE TEMPS
Nouvelle Zélande – 2009 – 26 mn
Réalisateur : Sophie Espargilière
Production : Gens Bons Productions
Version française sous-titrée en français
A short reflection about the passing of time. During the course of encounters taking place on the author’s trip to New Zealand, “Pas le temps” narrates the idea that people have of time passing…
What is time? And what [...]
THE TOPP TWINS – UNTOUCHABLE GIRLS
Nouvelle Zélande – 2009 – 84 mn
Réalisateur : Leanne Pooley
Production : Diva Films
Version anglaise sous-titrée en français
This film offers a revealing look into the lives of the World’s only comedic, country singing, dancing and yodeling lesbian twin sisters. As well as rarely seen archive footage and home movies, the film features a series of special [...]
RAIN OF THE CHILDREN
Nouvelle Zélande – 2007 – 101 mn
Réalisateur : Vincent Ward
Production : Tainui Stephens
Version anglaise sous-titrée en français
Vincent Ward weaves drama with documentary to unravel the extraordinary story of Puhi, the Tuhoe woman who welcomed the young filmmaker into her home in 1978. Ward made the observation film In Spring One Plants Alone about Puhi’s day [...]
