Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival

Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 2026 edition has wrapped!

Rialto Cinemas & Resene present the 11th annual film festival showcasing excellence, creativity and innovation in architecture and design. With our long history of supporting the New Zealand architecture and design communities, we’re proud to bring you this unique festival in association with Rialto Cinemas. We are certain that the films chosen will help fire your imagination, stimulate your creativity and enhance your understanding of what constitutes great architectural design.

19/06/2026

THE HOUSE OF CINI BOERI explores the life and legacy of pioneering Italian architect and designer Cini Boeri, whose work helped shape a new way of living and redefined the role of women in design and society.

Get your Wānaka tickets here: paradiso.nz/movie/radff-the-house-of-cini-boeri

📍 Cinema Paradiso, Wānaka
🗓 Monday 22 June, 5:30pm

Roy Good is a rare figure in New Zealand art: a painter, designer and spatial thinker who never separated disciplines.PA...
19/06/2026

Roy Good is a rare figure in New Zealand art: a painter, designer and spatial thinker who never separated disciplines.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: THE ART AND DESIGN OF ROY GOOD is an insightful documentary that reveals an artist of global significance, working from the edge of the world. See it this SUNDAY (21 Jun) at Cinema Paradiso in Wānaka. Book your tickets now: paradiso.nz/movie/radff-parallel-universe-the-art-and-design-of-roy

19/06/2026

Experience the work of a true original in PARALLEL UNIVERSE: THE ART OF ROY GOOD🎬 One show only in Wānaka at Cinema Paradiso at SUN 21 Jun @ 5PM. Don't miss it!

Book your tickets now: paradiso.nz/movie/radff-parallel-universe-the-art-and-design-of-roy

SUN 21 JUN @ 5PM | Wānaka, Cinema Paradiso 🎦 Roy Good has a distinct visual language and with it has shaped television, ...
19/06/2026

SUN 21 JUN @ 5PM | Wānaka, Cinema Paradiso 🎦 Roy Good has a distinct visual language and with it has shaped television, branding and abstraction in Aotearoa for more than five decades.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: THE ART OF ROY GOOD brings this cross‑disciplinary pioneer into focus, revealing an artist whose bold geometric work continues to resonate far beyond New Zealand.

One show only. Book your tickets here: paradiso.nz/movie/radff-parallel-universe-the-art-and-design-of-roy

19/06/2026

"The Harvard Five" uncovers the remarkable tale of five visionary architects—Philip Johnson, John Johansen, Landis Gores, Eliot Noyes, and Marcel Breuer—who brought Bauhaus ideals to New Canaan, Connecticut.

We have one screening of this fantastic documentary in Wānaka on SAT 20 JUNE @5:30pm. Don't miss it, book your tickets now: paradiso.nz/movie/radff-the-harvard-5-a-story-of-love-architecture

Are you interested in mid-century modern architecture? Want to see more dreamy exteriors and interior shots of houses by...
19/06/2026

Are you interested in mid-century modern architecture? Want to see more dreamy exteriors and interior shots of houses by Philip Johnson, John Johansen, Landis Gores, Eliot Noyes, and Marcel Breuer?

Then don't miss our screening of "THE HARVARD FIVE: a story of love, architecture, and a design revolution" in Wānaka at Cinema Paradiso on SAT 20 Jun @ 5:30pm.

Book your tickets now: paradiso.nz/movie/radff-the-harvard-5-a-story-of-love-architecture

SAT 20 JUNE @ 5:30pm | Wānaka, Cinema Paradiso 🎬 "THE HARVARD 5: a story about love, architecture and a design revolutio...
18/06/2026

SAT 20 JUNE @ 5:30pm | Wānaka, Cinema Paradiso 🎬 "THE HARVARD 5: a story about love, architecture and a design revolution” is an intimate portrayal of the artists and intellectuals, risk-takers, and friends who launched an international design revolution in New Canaan, CT.

Book your tickets now: paradiso.nz/movie/radff-the-harvard-5-a-story-of-love-architecture

You may have seen La Grande Arche de La Défense during your travels to Paris, but do you know the story of how this monu...
18/06/2026

You may have seen La Grande Arche de La Défense during your travels to Paris, but do you know the story of how this monumental structure came to be?

Discover the story at our screening of THE GREAT ARCH in Wānaka at Cinemas Paradiso on FRI 19 JUN @ 5:30pm. Book your tickets now: paradiso.nz/movie/radff-the-great-arch

In Stéphane Demoustier’s immersive drama, Claes Bang (The Square) plays Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, the Danish architect who won a competition to design the Grande Arche in Paris in 1983, but faced daunting obstacles to making his vision a reality.

18/06/2026

In THE GREAT ARCH, unknown Danish architect Johan Otto von Spreckelsen battles with French bureaucrats to realise his artistic vision for the iconic Grande Arche de la Défense.

ONE SHOW ONLY in Wānaka at Cinema Paradiso on FRI 19 JUN at 5:30pm. Don't miss out, book your tickets now: paradiso.nz/movie/radff-the-great-arch

Inspired by true events, THE GREAT ARCH uncovers the story of Danish architect Johan Otto von Spreckelsen and the creati...
18/06/2026

Inspired by true events, THE GREAT ARCH uncovers the story of Danish architect Johan Otto von Spreckelsen and the creation of Paris’ monumental Grande Arche.

With THE GREAT ARCH, we introduced our first narrative feature to our festival programme, and we're so excited to share this gorgeous film with audiences in Wānaka.

See it at Cinema Paradiso on FRI 19 JUNE @ 5:30pm. Book your tickets here: paradiso.nz/movie/radff-the-great-arch

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