Architecture Through the Lens film festival
Through the Lens aspires to unify architecture and cinema, giving exposure to diverse international films.
Architecture Through the Lens showcases a collection of films that utilise architecture as a narrative device and explore historical architectural styles through cinema. Each film in this selection goes beyond simple production elements and set design, with architecture indeed becoming an integral character in each story.
This film festival aspires to unify architecture and cinema, giving exposure to diverse international films that present incredible architectural signatures on screen. The festival is accessible to both cineastes and architecture enthusiasts alike!
At an academic level, there is an opportunity for this film festival to facilitate an architectural discourse on cinema, with multiple screenings offering free introductions and Q&A’s by a due of speakers, Eu Jin Chua (Auckland University of Technology, University of Auckland) and David Cowlard (University of Auckland, Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design).
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Architecture Through the Lens would not be possible without the support of ArchitectureNow, ArchitectureNZ, Dulux, The Goethe Institut and The Italian Embassy, Wellington.
Curated by Valentina Espinoza Caćeres.