Announcing the programme for the largest Indigenous film festival in the southern hemisphere The biggest Indigenous film festival in the southern hemisphere is almost here. Hosted in Ōtaki on the […]
Māoriland Film Festival thrives thanks to the support of a great many of our community and those who have come from near and far to lend a hand. Volunteers for MFF2019 now!
2018 was a big year for Māoriland and the Hub. Along with hosting a huge number of functions, we also get requests from folk asking about our plans for the […]
22 January 2019 Media Release ‘Vai’ – A tour de force from female filmmakers will have its Southern hemisphere premiere at the sixth annual Māoriland Film Festival in Ōtaki in […]
Each March, Māoriland Film Festival brings the world of Indigenous cinema to Ōtaki for five days of screenings workshops, art exhibitions and special events. The sixth annual Māoriland Film Festival […]
Māoriland Film Festival (MFF) is among some of NZ’s best events as a finalist in the 2018 NZEA Event Awards. The MFF is one of five finalists in the Best […]
We are looking for a Venue Manager to manage and grow the Māoriland Hub! The Māoriland Hub is a multidisciplinary arts space in Ōtaki on the Kāpiti Coast. Year-round we host […]
The NATIVe Fellows Programme is an international professional development opportunity for Indigenous producers to attend the European Film Market with 1-2 market-ready feature film projects. The NATIVe Fellows programme is […]
The NATIVE Slam is an international Indigenous filmmaking challenge. Each year in the days leading up to Māoriland Film Festival Indigenous filmmakers team up in New Zealand to make a […]
A film written and produced by the director of Māoriland Film Festival is to have its world premiere in Toronto at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. The Gravedigger […]
NGA MOEMOEĀ The Māoriland Hub Presents SUFFRAGE 2043 2018 marks the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand. 125 years ago Māori women were amongst those who signed the suffrage petition […]
Submissions are now open for the 6th Annual Māoriland Film Festival, which will take place from March 20 – 24, 2019 in Ōtaki, New Zealand. Māoriland Film Festival (MFF) is […]
Maoriland Film Festival is Aotearoa’s international Indigenous film festival. Each March, Māoriland brings Indigenous filmmakers from around the world to celebrate their work with screenings, workshops, and other special events. […]
Rangatahi aged 13 – 24 are invited to join experienced filmmakers for a FREE two day rangatahi filmmaking workshop. Workshops will be held across Aotearoa – see the bottom of […]
Well, we scrubbed and we washed and laughed and we sighed but we did it! Caring for our earth is a collective effort. Thanks to our combined commitment during the […]
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 […]
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: PEOPLE’S CHOICE FOR […]
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. […]
Brave New Lens shines a spotlight on Aotearoa’s next generation of filmmakers. The films below have screened at festivals around the world. BLACK DOG Awa Puna Ngāti Kahungunu2016 Aotearoa has one […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Over five weeks in September and October 2018, Māoriland took 14 rangatahi filmmakers from Aotearoa to the Pacific where they facilitated filmmaking workshops for young people in Samoa, Hawai’i, Rarotonga and […]
Matariki atua ka eke mai i tē rangi e roa, e Whangainga iho ki tē mata ō tē tau e roa Divine Matariki come forth from the far off heaven.Bestow the first fruits of […]
The Māoriland Charitable Trust is looking for Rangatahi Māori Film Leaders. If you are passionate about film and love working with other rangatahi – we want you! With support from The […]
The Māoriland Social Club brings together positive individuals, who support indigenous arts, films and culture, and who would like to engage socially with other awesome like-minded people, here in Ōtaki. […]
Submissions are now open for the 5th Annual Māoriland Film Festival, which will take place from March 21 – 25, 2018 in Ōtaki, New Zealand. Hou mai koe ki roto […]
Tainui Stephens, chair of the Māoriland Charitable Trust offers a report on what he saw: I bloody love going to the movies! There is nothing better than being in a […]
In 2017, the Māoriland Film Festival introduced its first series of awards – a People’s Choice Award for Best Feature, Best Documentary and Best Short Film. Audience members were asked […]
The E Tu Whānau Rangatahi Film Awards are a celebration of rangatahi (youth) filmmaking. Each year, the Māoriland Film Festival holds a series of youth filmmaking workshops around regional Aotearoa […]
The annual Māoriland Film Festival 2017 is filled to the brim with some of the hottest Indigenous films on the planet. The programme includes multi-award winning features, documentaries and […]
Tikanga All Māori tribes have tikanga or customs which guide them through important matters of life and death. Most of these customs are rooted in tradition, and many of them […]
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 […]
Filmed on the Vanuatu Island of Tanna this epic film was written by and acted by the Yakel tribe. The first feature film to emerge from Tanna it tells of […]
15 – 19 MARCH 2017 ŌTAKI Māoriland Film Festival returns to Ōtaki for MFF2017 – five days of films, workshops, and special events that celebrate indigenous filmmaking from around the […]
In March of 2016, just days before Māoriland Film Festival 15 Indigenous Filmmakers gathered around Aotearoa to make a film. They had just 72 hours, with a budget of $800 […]
Over the past three and a half years, Māoriland Film Festival has proven itself as a venue for the exhibition of Indigenous film and as an entertainment and education provider […]