Held on March 22, 2018, the fifth annual E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Film Awards were hosted by Brent Mio and Sonny Ngatai (Hahana, Ngā Pakiaka) with the assistance of Rāwiri Paratene. Each year, the E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Filmmaking Challenges invites rangatahi up to the age of 24 to create films of any genre – […]
For the second year running, Māoriland Film Festival has operated a People’s Choice voting system. The 2018 Māoriland People’s Choice Award winners, as chosen by our audience are:
The Māoriland Film Festival started with our aunties. Today on International Women’s day we acknowledge our aunties, our mothers, nannies, the wāhine toa who shape and inspire our lives. We acknowledge the female directors in our programme – 60% of films in this year’s festival have a female director, these are powerful storytellers working […]
E hoa mā, tēnā koutou. Koinei tonu te waka o Māoriland kua oti noa tōna whakatere i runga i ngā kare o ngā wai. Hei tērā mārama e ū anō ai ki Ōtaki, mō te ahurei kiriata te take: hei kai mā te whatu; me te rongo ō tātou ki te manawa tapu o iwi […]
Stand No. G6. MGB Māoriland Film Festival is proud to again be a member of the NATIVe-Indigenous Cinema stand at the European Film Market. NATIVe – Indigenous Cinema showcases market-ready feature films made by Indigenous artists from around the world. This initiative is presented within the framework of the Berlinale NATIVe special series. We invite you to […]
MĀORILAND FILM FESTIVAL 2018 – COMPLETE LIST OF FILMS NZ Premieres of award-winning international Indigenous feature films: After the Apology (Australia) directed by Larissa Benhrendt Birkebeinerne (Norway) directed by Nils Gaup Defending the Fire (USA) directed by David Aubrey. Written and produced by Mara Dhu Studi. Indictment: The Crimes of Shelly Chartier (Canada) directed by […]
It’s been a phenomenal trajectory over five short years to see Māoriland Film Festival (MFF) become part of the international festival circuit. With festival directors and filmmakers attending from around the world, the fifth annual Māoriland Film Festival will be the biggest yet. There are 58 events to be held over five days, the programme […]
TICKETING & VENUES Māoriland Film Festival is based in Ōtaki on New Zealand’s Kāpiti Coast, 80 km from Wellington Airport. Tickets to all ticketed events are available now online via iTicket.co.nz and at the Māoriland Hub, 68 Main Street Ōtaki. iTicket is also available by phone on 0508 iTICKET (484-253). TICKET PRICES Māoriland Keynote Address $6General Screenings & […]
MĀORILAND FILM FESTIVAL returns in MARCH 2018 for its fifth birthday with five days of screenings, workshops and special events. Māoriland has a reputation for welcoming and looking after our visitors. We commit to providing opportunities for communal involvement and participation by including our kaitūao and rangatahi in a way that reflects the principle tikanga […]
RA MAUMAHARA In 2017 for the first time we will commemorate the New Zealand Wars of the 19th century. These civil wars rampaged up and down our country for several decades after the signing of the Treaty Of Waitangi. For too long too many of us have not known about the battles that […]