New Caledonia Film Festival 2026
This festival is hosted by the Association Française Tauranga.
When : Monday 21st September. Welcome from 5.30pm. Films start 6pm.
Where : Luxe Cinema, Devonport Road, Tauranga Tauranga
How much :
$15 $15 standard/senior/student
$12.50 with your Association Francaise membership number as a discount
Book Your Seats NOW : https://events.humanitix.com/new-caledonia-film-festival
Film Selection :
Discover New Caledonia through stories of comedy, drama, history and contemporary life, alongside exclusive video interviews offering a glimpse into the creative voices behind the films. The films are shown in one session. The 2026 collection of short films is composed of :
Pour Marie
Director: Olivier Gresse
Producer: Olivier Gresse
Year: 2010
Genre: Historical drama
Language: French
Starring: Isabelle DESCAMPS, Alain MARDEL, Daniel BIHEAURO, Daniel MARTEAUD, Salomé ROCHE, Stéphane PIOCHAUD, Marie-Victoire WETRIA and Karl BAUDOIN
Eleven years after witnessing her mother’s tragic death, Marie returns to the scene of the tragedy. Although she seems to have forgotten everything, painful memories of the island gradually catch up with her, bringing the past back to life.
Award: South Province Jury Prize – La Foa Film Festival 2010
Label: TBC
Notre histoire
Director: Vincent Lépine
Producer: Vincent Lépine
Year: 2012
Genre: Music video / Drama
Language: French
Starring: Eric “Fly” MOUCHONNIÈRE and Erwan BOTREL (puppeteers), Olivier BILOU and the THAI NEEN dance troupe
The embodied spirit of an old Kanak from New Caledonia travels through space and time in search of peace and solutions, through chance encounters amid the suffering of his country and the Indigenous Melanesian people.
Label: TBC
Le cadeau
Director: Nicolas Parent
Producer: Nicolas Parent
Year: 2025
Genre: Crime / Comedy
Language: French
Starring: Joshua SANAGHEAL, Benjamin LANGLOIS
After accidentally sending the wrong package for a birthday, two drug-dealing friends find themselves owing a large sum of money to one of the neighbourhood bosses. With very little time to pay it back, plenty of trouble lies ahead.
Award: Best Short Film – “123 Filmez” Category, RECIF Festival 2025
Label: TBC
Paramnesia
Director: Alex Sigura
Producer: Alex Sigura
Year: 2025
Genre: Psychological drama
Language: French
Starring: Audrey DODIN, Heimiri DODIN, Goti PIEPE and Mikaël LEAL
A dancer haunted by the absence of her daughter must confront her memories to keep from sinking into despair.
Label: TBC
L’arbre à canettes
Director: Odile Dufant
Producer: Odile Dufant
Year: 2018
Genre: Comedy / Docu-fiction
Language: French
Starring: Gauthier RIGOULOT
A mysterious plant is growing in New Caledonia: the can tree. Presented in documentary style, the film follows a passionate botanist as he tries to explain how this unusual specimen manages to grow everywhere…
Label: TBC
La tête tournée
Directors: Fabien Dubedout & Erwann Bournet
Producer: Erwann Bournet
Year: 2018
Genre: Crime / Drama
Language: French
Starring: Sophie GUÉRIN, Marc LAMAISON, Jean-David WAHÉO, Christopher HNAUTRA, Maïté SIWENE, Léa ROCHE and Aurore COURAUD
A young woman dies in a car accident. It seems like a routine case for two police officers – until the victim’s brother claims it was murder and mentions a mysterious element…
Awards: Short Film Agency Award & Best Actress Award (Sophie Guérin) – La Foa Film Festival 2018
Label: TBC
