Join us at this historic location to watch the entire reel of the 16 finalist films from the 2017 Geocaching International Film Festival (GIFF). It’s part of the global geocaching movie weekend!
(Photo credit: www.geocachingfilmfestival.com)
GIFF
Geocaching International Film Festival is an annual showcase of the creativity of geocachers through short family-friendly films. Submitted by geocachers worldwide - for geocachers - each film is up to 4 minutes long. The 17 finalists have now been chosen by a Geocaching HQ panel of judges. The entire film reel is approximately one hour long.
The GIFF 2017 film finalists are:
- A Travel Bug's Life | GeoElmo6000
- Antarctica | svieca
- FOUND IT! (My Geocaching Adventure) | K8brownie
- FTFever | AlboGIFF_Team
- Geocaching Day in Vilnius | kaimynas
- Geocaching is free | lat&long junkie
- Geocaching: Your Passport to Adventure | alienchauncey
- Geo early learning | Pigwig2
- Harry Dirtski and Disco Box (org. Brudny Henryk i Disco Box) | QbaPL
- Little Geo-rge | Charros Team
- The Art of Geocaching (Canada) | GunnerMac
- The Art of Geocaching (USA) | Zaise
- The discovery of the FTF-Hunter | treasurehuntergd
- The Future of Geocaching | .alma.
- The Reviewer’s Day | BruteFilmCZ
- The Road To Geocacher | Bakatono
- TRIBUTE | sleepyeve
Screening* will start at 17:45.
The venue
We have chosen this location as it is close to the public transport hub in Wellington, with buses and trains on offer.
This site is also of some historical significance. The Thistle Inn was built in 1840 and received the second liquor licence issued in New Zealand. It is now New Zealand's oldest surviving tavern and restaurant operating from its original site. In July 1866 it was burnt to the ground but by December the same year it was back operating. You can see the original beer cellar through the glass floor. It is a Category 1 historic place building and was completely restored in 2004.
Date: ca 1867, View of the junction of Thorndon Quay and Mulgrave Street, Wellington. (Photo credit: Ref: 1/2-021203-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22735459)
Before reclamation started in Wellington, the building was only a few metres from the harbour and patrons often arrived by boat, including, according to legend, Te Rauparaha - the Ngati Toa warrior chief.
Please indicate numbers
Dinner and drinks are available at the venue at your own cost. Please indicate in your “Will Attend” note,
- how many are coming for the GIFF screening, and also
- how many are likely to stay for dinner.
An early indication will be appreciated, even if you are not 100% certain at this stage. We can finalise these numbers closer to the time.
* The showing of the 2017 GIFF films requires approval by Geocaching HQ, following publication of this Event listing. Such approval will be indicated with a corresponding bookmark in the Bookmark Lists box on this listing page.
After you have logged “Attended” at this event (or another registered GIFF Weekend event held during 2-6 November 2017), you will also receive the official GIFF 2017 digital souvenir.