Events Calendar

What's happening in Central Otago

Central Cinema - Manhattan Short Film Festival 2018.

Location: Central Cinema Inc
Dates: Sat, 29 September 2018 - Sun, 30 September 2018 @ 29th at 7.30pm and 30th at 5pm.

  • Central Cinema - Manhattan Short Film Festival 2018.

In 2018 MANHATTAN SHORT recieved 1565 entries from 73 countries from which 9 finalists were chosen. From September 27th until October 7, these captivating 9 short films will screen more than 1000 times in over 300 cities on six continents and will all be eligible for OSCAR nomination. 

The 9 MANHATTAN SHORT finalists hail from eight countries with films from Austria, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Kosovo, New Zealand, the USA, and two films from the United Kingdom. This year's finalists bring together an extraordinary range of film genres including intimate dramas, fast-paced animation. spine-tingling tales, a World War 11 epic, a film shot entirely underwater and a dark comedy.
The Final 9 are: Baghead (United Kingdom), Fire in Cardboard City (New Zealand), Home Shopper (USA), Her (Kosovo) Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times (United Kingdom), Someone (Germany), Chuchotage (Hungary), Fauve (Canada), Lacrimosa (Austria). 

For further information and to book visit www.centralcinema.co.nz

Location

Central Cinema Inc

21 Centennial Avenue,

March 2026

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Central Cinema - National Theatre Live, Hamlet.

Tue, 24 February 2026 - Sun, 1 March 2026 @ Feb 24th @ 2pm. March 1st@5pm.

Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - Jen Anderson.

Sun, 1 March 2026 - Tue, 31 March 2026 @ 10am - 4pm Daily

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Gallery 33 - February Exhibition 2026.

Thu, 5 February 2026 - Tue, 3 March 2026 @ Monday to Friday 10 - 5.30. Saturday & Sunday 10 -

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Ophir Peace Memorial Hall - Jackie Bristow and Mark Punch.

Fri, 6 March 2026 @ Doors Open 7pm

Gallery Thirty Three - Cristina Popovici and Janna van Hasselt.

Fri, 6 March 2026 - Mon, 6 April 2026 @ Daily

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Arts Central - Jackie Bristow and Mark Punch.

Sat, 7 March 2026 @ Open 6.30pm for a 7,30pm start.

Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - Luca Ciarla Mediterramia.

Sat, 7 March 2026 @ 7pm.

Central Cinema - Met Opera; La Boheme.

Sat, 7 March 2026 - Tue, 10 March 2026 @ March 7 at 1pm. March 10 at 1pm.

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Orchard Gardens - Jazz in the Garden.

Sun, 8 March 2026 @ 1.30pm - 6pm

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Central Cinema - Met Opera; La Boheme.

Sat, 7 March 2026 - Tue, 10 March 2026 @ March 7 at 1pm. March 10 at 1pm.

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Arts Central - Arts on Tour NZ. Prima Facie.

Wed, 18 March 2026 @ 7.30 - 9.30pm.

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Ophir Peace Memorial Hall - Jolie Holland (The Be Good Tanyas).

Thu, 19 March 2026 @ 7.30pm

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Clyde Theatre Group - Death of a Doornail

Sat, 21 March 2026 - Sat, 28 March 2026 @ 7.30pm. Sunday Matinee at 2pm.

Writers Workshop with Laurence Fernley.

Sat, 21 March 2026 @ 11am - 1pm

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Central Cinema - Tenor: My Name is Pati.

Sun, 22 March 2026 - Wed, 1 April 2026 @ March 22, 2pm. Apri 1, 2pm.

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Entries Open. Central Otago Art Society, Easter Cash and Carry Exhibition, 2026.

Wed, 25 February 2026 - Tue, 24 March 2026 @ Entries Close 24th March

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Artē Collective - Airborne.

Thu, 26 March 2026 - Wed, 22 April 2026 @ 10am - 5pm Daily.

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Aspiring Conversations 2026 - Tickets for Sale Now!

Fri, 27 March 2026 - Sun, 29 March 2026

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Clyde Theatre Group - Death of a Doornail

Sat, 21 March 2026 - Sat, 28 March 2026 @ 7.30pm. Sunday Matinee at 2pm.

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Aspiring Conversations 2026 - Tickets for Sale Now!

Fri, 27 March 2026 - Sun, 29 March 2026

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Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - Floral Portraits by Rod Eales.

Sun, 1 February 2026 - Tue, 31 March 2026 @ 10am - 4pm Daily

Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - Jen Anderson.

Sun, 1 March 2026 - Tue, 31 March 2026 @ 10am - 4pm Daily

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