Cinema Storytelling from New Zealand

New Zealand / Aotearoa is the guest of honor at the 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair, appearing under the motto "He moemoeā he ohorere / While you were sleeping". In order to present the country's cultural diversity across various different forms of expression, the "Cinema Storytelling from New Zealand" series will be touring through six German cities from the end of August, starting in Berlin. The program has been curated by Maryanne Redpath (the Berlin Film Festival delegate for New Zealand, amongst other things) and includes literary adaptations, modern classics, visually stunning Maori stories and tragic heroes with irresistible Kiwi humour.