The JASMAX Film Festival (6 -12 October) in both Auckland and Wellington will celebrate some the world's best architects and their architecture in a lively selection of films.

JASMAX Managing Director, Greg Boyden says, "We are keen to promote a wider discussion of architecture and our built environment. New Zealand is perceived by the world as having a quality natural environment, our urban and suburban environs also need to support this. The film festival is a great opportunity for all to see how some of the world's best architects have tackled the art of building."

Image: Philip Johnson walks towards his famous 'Glass House' (1949) - a building with no walls and landscape for wallpaper.The JASMAX Film Festival (6 -12 October) in both Auckland and Wellington will celebrate some the world's best architects and their architecture in a lively selection of films.

JASMAX Managing Director, Greg Boyden says, "We are keen to promote a wider discussion of architecture and our built environment. New Zealand is perceived by the world as having a quality natural environment, our urban and suburban environs also need to support this. The film festival is a great opportunity for all to see how some of the world's best architects have tackled the art of building."

Image: Philip Johnson walks towards his famous 'Glass House' (1949) - a building with no walls and landscape for wallpaper.This is the first year that the festival will be held in both Auckland (Academy Cinema) and Wellington (Penthouse Cinema). The Auckland programme runs for a week, while the Wellington programme runs for 4 days.

This year's festival includes films from Australia, Germany, Sweden and America. The films include a number of New Zealand premieres including Chain, a beautifully shot film from experimental filmmaker Jem Cohen and Philip Johnson - Diary of an Eccentric Architect, a personally guided tour of Johnson's New Canaan Estate, which acts as both his home and a laboratory for his work.

Films included in the JASMAX Film Festival: