Māoriland Film Festival is growing with over 85 screenings and events scheduled for the 2020 festival. We can’t wait to share the programme with you all and we will need your help to bring the magic of Māoriland to life!We are now calling for Kaitūao – Volunteers and are seeking candidates for four paid positions. […]
Māoriland Film Festival, Aotearoa’s International Indigenous film celebration and the largest Indigenous film festival in the Southern Hemisphere, has launched its stunning 2020 programme. Held in Ōtaki on the Kāpiti Coast, the 7th annual Māoriland Film Festival will present over 120 films and 84 events from 92 Indigenous nations. Each year this unique and innovative […]
Māoriland Film Festival is excited to announce the Opening and Closing night films for the 7th annual International Indigenous Film Festival. Māoriland Film Festival 2020 will take place from March 18 – 22 in Ōtaki.Opening the festival on March 18 is The Legend of Baron To’a, a Kiwi-sized blockbuster, with a lot of heart and […]
Māoriland Film Festival is excited to announce the Opening and Closing night films for the 7th annual International Indigenous Film Festival. Māoriland Film Festival 2020 will take place from March 18 – 22 in Ōtaki.Opening the festival on March 18 is The Legend of Baron To’a, a Kiwi-sized blockbuster, with a lot of heart and […]
The Māoriland Film Festival is grateful for the small and large acts of generosity that we often receive. We offer heartfelt thanks to any who wish to make donations to our kaupapa. This year our Tīkiti ta Koha is one way to both support Māoriland Film Festival and enjoy all the goodness the festival has […]
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.
For five Tuesday evenings in a row, the Māoriland Hub hosted a series of interactive kōrero called NATIVE MINDS. These were informal occasions where exceptional indigenous thinkers gathered to share what was on their mind – alongside a regular group of like minded minds. Twelve guest speakers from within our community and beyond, joined us […]
At 16 yrs old, Oriwa Hakaraia and Te Mahara Tamehana are Aotearoa’s youngest directors to debut at an international festival. They need your support!
M.A.T.C.H GOES TO SYDNEY! ‘Indigenous knowledge will save the planet,” The central statement for Ōtaki teenager Kaea Hakaraia-Hosking’s winning INDIGI HACK pitch. Held in Sydney, Australia on August 8-9, the inaugural INDIGI HACK was a two-day hackathon targeted at Indigenous youth aged 8 – 18 aimed at developing new appbased technology to revitalise and retain […]
The E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Film Challenge is an opportunity for rangatahi up to the age of 24 to create films that present their perspective as young people in Aotearoa. In 2018, Māoriland Charitable Trust travelled to six communities across Aotearoa leading free filmmaking workshops for rangatahi. Films were then entered to the E Tū Whānau Rangatahi […]