2025
Sunday Après-Midi
Le film de décembre
December's French Film - Sunday 14 December at 6:00pm
5:30pm Christmas Cheer
December's French Film - Sunday 14 December at 6:00pm
5:30pm Christmas Cheer
An enjoyable, well-assembled and genuinely emotional French romp" - Stuff 
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Docteur?/ A Good Doctor? (2019)
M 90 minutes Comedy French with English subtitles A feel-good Christmas film unlike you’ve ever seen before... A Good Doctor follows Serge, the only emergency doctor making home visits on a busy Christmas Eve in Paris. While rushing to the bedside of his next patient, he accidentally hits a delivery driver, Malek, with his car. Serge’s back is injured in the process, placing him out of action for the remainder of his shift. Taking advantage of Malek’s kind-hearted nature and eagerness to help - Serge sees an opportunity, why not let Malek step into his shoes for the night? - Limelight Distribution 
December's Christmas Cheer is kindly sponsored by Centralines. Starts at 5:30pm for the Early Birds!
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About Sunday Après-Midi
We have curated a selection of French films from past Film Festivals and arranged to screen them in conjunction with Civic Theatre in Waipukurau. All tickets are available via the Civic Theatre, Waipukurau. A touch of France to Central Hawke's Bay! One of our long-time members of AFHB, TeAra, is the brainchild behind this community event bringing French cinema to Central Hawke’s Bay in conjunction with James from the committee of Association Francaise de Hawke's Bay. Centralines has sponsored us $250 for a special surprise at the December screening. So why not join us...et voilà!? |
Un peu d'histoire...
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At the start of this project in 2022 we were given a year or so to trial the Institut Francais database as well as see what sort of numbers would attend. We were in the Central Hawke's Bay Municipal Theatre, Waipawa. It was initially in the main theatre before being moved to the warmer Concert Chamber.
It was called "French Friday Film and Food". We would arrange a food truck and make an evening of it. The event was not financially self-sufficient - even with the offer of a sponsor. We have made a few changes during this time: 1. Moving from CHB Municipal Theatre on Friday evening to Civic Theatre, Waipukurau on a Sunday afternoon where we don't need to pay for the venue and the cinema organises the film. This means there is not the same pressure on us to have a full house. 2. We still ask audience feedback directly at these screenings. There is a small group of enthusiastic locals who have kept this going but on our journey we have discovered winter is not always the best time to screen films. We have also discovered with our database that some films do not have Censor's Certificates for New Zealand so this has limited our choice of films so we have chosen more mainstream films. We do need local people to attend every month for this to continue so encourage your friends, etc The event is now called Sunday Après-Midi and is based out of the Waipukurau Civic Theatre. |
Past films:
2025 December - A Good Doctor(2019) 2024 September - Country Cabaret August - A Great Friend 2023 November - L"Ame du vin July - Le Brio May - Milou en mai (1967) March - A l'Abordage 2022 November - In the Name of the Land September - Once Upon a Forest July - Red Soil, The Misadventures of Sophie May - Les 2 Alfreds |
Venue:
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The Civic Theatre, Municipal Theatre, 14 Northumberland Street, Waipukurau
Coming from South? Follow SH2 by-pass and turn just right along Russell Street just after the railway station and it is opposite New World. Coming from Hastings/Napier? Follow the SH2 by-pass and take the first left towards New World. 
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Institut Français promote French culture throughout the world using recordings, films, literature etc.
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