New Caledonia Film Festival 2025

About the New Caledonia Film Festival

As part of the celebrations for "Citizenship Day" in New Caledonia (24 September), the Delegation of New Caledonia in Australia is organising the 2025 edition of the "New Caledonia Film Festival", in partnership with the network of Alliances françaises in Australia, the Pacific Centre for International Encounters and Exchanges (CREIPAC), the New Caledonian Association of Fiction producers (ACPF), and the Embassy of France in Canberra. Funded by the New Caledonian government, the New Caledonia Film Festival will run from 18 au 27 September in eight Australian cities (Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Townsville, Melbourne and Hobart).

For this year's edition of the New Caledonia Film Festival, the New Caledonia Delegation to Australia and CREIPAC are proud to present multiple short films by New Caledonian directors.

Join us to watch these award-winning films, enjoy a glass of wine, refreshments and vote for your favorite film!

About the short films

Boat Stop

Director: Florian SAGEZ & CHAVI
Duration: 19 minutes 19 seconds
Year: 2025
Genre: Drama / Thriller

Synopsis:
Heavy silences, skin-deep tension, an invisible threat... Boat Stop takes you into an open-air, closeddoor world, between magnificent Caledonian landscapes and an oppressive atmosphere.

I.A.T

Director: Stéphane DUCANDAS
Duration: 26 minutes 23 seconds
Year: 2025
Genre: Thriller / Science-Fiction

Synopsis:
Heavy silences, skin-deep tension, an invisible threat... BThree people wake up in a room they don't know. Against their will, a woman draws them into a mysterious tango. They have 24 hours to figure out the truth.

Kolere

Director: Marceau GOULON
Duration: 13 minutes 10 seconds
Year: 2018
Genre: Drama

Synopsis:
The daily routine at a radio station is disrupted when, during a broadcast, a listener speaks with an unusual message.

L'Arbre et la Pirogue

Director: Sébastien MARQUES
Duration: 25 minutes 18 seconds
Year: 2018
Genre: Drama / Tradition

Synopsis:
The life of a Melanesian tribe is disrupted by the progressive arrival of modernity. Iabe, a young Melanesian, finds this change very hard to cope with and gets lost between his traditions and this modernity.

Waika, l'enfant Dieu

Director: Julien DEL VALLE
Duration: 3 minutes 42 seconds
Year: 2025
Genre: Animation

Synopsis:
The child with an epic destiny will have to face a thousand dangers in the hope of restoring the balance of the worlds