In its eleventh year, the New Zealand Italian Film Festival brings a slice of Italy to the Luxe Cinema for three stellar weeks, 15 July-5 August.
Owned and curated by an Italian filmmaker living in Hawke's Bay, Paolo Rotondo, the festival is as authentic as it is entertaining, with films ranging from dramas to documentaries, comedies to thrillers, historical to romance and even a couple of westerns.
Don't miss the three weeks of the year Italy comes to Tauranga in all its colour and glory!
Paolo's favourite films are:
Last One for the Road
Heads or Tails?
Audience favourites so far include:
Bread & Tulips
The Tasters
La Grazia
Diamonds
Napoli - New York
The Lost Caravaggio
Trifole