Playtime is a temporary architectural installation-cum-cinema, created in response to French filmmaker Jacques Tati’s 1967 film of the same name. The venue will be used to screen a mini-festival of Tati’s films through until the end of March.
Playtime, has been made possible by the New Zealand/France Friendship Fund and is located at the rear of a site on the corner of Madras and St Asaph Streets. Gap Filler held a design competition for the project and the winning entry, by Barnaby Bennett, Nick Sargent and Mark Leong, is currently being built with the help of CPIT, its students and Gap Filler volunteers. An outdoor cinema, it will be used for a mini-festival of six of Tati’s films as well as public talks and discussions on film and architecture, featuring guest speakers. The films will begin at 8pm on 17, 18, 22 – 24, 29, 30 March. The panel discussion will take place on 29 March from 7:30pm with the film starting from 8:30pm on that day.
A full schedule of what’s on and when, is on the Gap Filler website.
In case of rain, please check the Gap Filler website for details of cancellation/postponement/alternate venue.
This is a free event! Coffee and crepes will be available for purchase most evenings. It will get cold on site, so PLEASE do bring jackets and blankets so you can get warm if you need to.
This Gap Filler project is a vanguard of sorts for an exciting, innovative development set to take place on the vacant site in the next six months that will feature temporary structures for multiple uses such as studios and galleries. The installation is available during the day for people to use for talks, classes and workshops. If you havea use for it get in touch by email.