Tickets are now on sale for the Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival!

Immerse yourself in an inspiring new collection of architecture and design documentaries sourced from across the globe.

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS & DIGITAL PROGRAMME

The 2025 Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival opens with Graeme Murray’s local architectural documentary The Chodge. Darryl Church, founder of DCA Architects of Transformation, leads the narrative on the design and build of a unique, award-winning home on the picturesque banks of Lake Whakamaru, renowned for its striking “translucent skin” exterior.

FESTIVAL LOCATIONS & DATES
 

Main Venues | Full Programme | Tickets on sale now

• Embassy Theatre – 15 May to 2 June

Festival Selects Venues | Top films from the festival | Tickets on sale now

• Event Cinemas Blenheim – 29 May to 4 June
• Event Cinemas Whangarei – 29 May to 4 June
• Event Cinemas New Plymouth – 5 to 11 June
• Event Cinemas Palmerston North – 5 to 11 June
• Event Cinemas Chartwell – 12 to 18 June
• Event Cinemas Tauranga Central – 19 to 25 June 

SPECIAL EVENTS
 

Architectural Designers New Zealand Q&A – The Chodge
Where: Embassy Theatre
When: Mon 26 May, 6:15pm
Includes the film screening and a Q&A with a member of Architectural Designers New Zealand following the film

Terms & Conditions: *Alcohol will only be served to persons, 18yrs+ proof of age required.