Māoriland looking for local talent for the reo Māori version of ASTRO KID
After the successful reversioning into te reo Māori of animated series ‘Island Of Mystery’ (playing on TVNZ) Māoriland has its first feature film, the popular ASTRO KID.
Indigenous story telling
The new generation of filmmakers
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‘E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Film Awards’ – 2021 Winners
This week, six talented rangatahi were awarded for their effort in the ETW Rangatahi Film Challenge 2020/2021…
Māoriland Pitch – 2021 Winners
Seven new Māori creative projects received funding at Māoriland Film Festival 2021…
NATIVE Minds at MFF2021
Join some of the most talented Indigenous creatives in four sessions that discuss ‘What is on our Native mind?’…
First Māoriland Filmmaker Residency announced
Head of the International Sámi Film Institute to be Māoriland’s first filmmaker in residence.
Anne Lajla Utsi is a champion of Sámi filmmaking that has grown from strength to strength through her work helming the International Sami Film Institute.
Indigenous Women at MFF 2016
According to ‘The Comprehensive Annenberg Report on Diversity‘, only 3% of directors in film are women. In New Zealand, there has only ever been on Māori woman to direct a […]
Introducing Sunna
In 2014, Māoriland Film Festival established an international festival to festival exchange program, sending Madeleine de Young on a 21 hour plane journey to imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival […]
How to Type Indigenous
When the Internet was developed it was coded in English with a Latin Alphabet. As of February 2016, Google translate supports 103 languages at various levels. This list is constantly […]
Indigenous Filmmakers Recognised In Canadian Screen Award Nominations
Caroline Monnet (Algonquin) and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (Blackfoot/Sami) have both been nominated for Canadian Screen Awards for their respective works, Roberta and Bihttoš. Roberta and Bihttoš were commissioned by imagineNATIVE Film and Media […]