Māoriland Film Festival
Ōtaki E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Film Workshop
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandThe Māoriland E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Film Workshop (ETW) is for rangatahi Māori aged 12- 24 to make a film in two days. E Tū Whānau is a movement for positive change developed by Māori for Māori. It’s about taking responsibility and action in your community and supporting whānau to thrive. Facilitated by award winning […]
Māoriland Film Festival 2021
ŌtakiMāoriland Film Festival is New Zealand’s premier international Indigenous Film Festival. Now into its eighth year, it is a cultural and arts event that invites New Zealanders to the Indigenous world through screen storytelling. For five days in March, Ōtaki is home to the largest Indigenous Film Festival in the southern hemisphere presenting films from […]
Māoriland Keynote Address – Rena Owen
Rangiātea Church 33 Te Rauparaha St, Ōtaki, New ZealandThe Māoriland Keynote address is a personal and historical perspective given by a prominent Māori filmmaker. It is presented at Rangiātea Church. Past keynote speakers were Tainui Stephens, Lawrence Makoare, Larry Parr, Julian and Mabelle Dennison, Rawiri Paratene, Heperi and Awatea Mita and Temuera Morrison. Multi-award-winning actor Rena Owen will deliver the 2021 address. Rena […]
Opening Night Screening – Cousins
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandJoin the cast and crew of COUSINS for this red carpet screening. Based on Patricia Grace’s much loved novel, Cousins is co-directed by Briar Grace- Smith and Ainsley Gardiner. Mata, Missy and Makareta. Three cousins. Three lives. Separated by circumstances, yet bound together by blood. Orphaned Mata believes she has no whānau and lives out […]
Māoriland Rangatahi Film Festival
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandThe films in this programme have been selected for young people by Ngā Pakiaka, a group of rangatahi filmmakers aged 14 – 24. Many of the films in this programme were made by rangatahi filmmakers – come to the Māoriland Rangatahi Film Festival, travel the world through film and be inspired to tell your own […]
E Tū Whānau Awards
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandThe premiere of films made by rangatahi aged 12-24 at Māoriland Rangatahi-led filmmaking workshops across Aotearoa. Prizes will be awarded to Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and many more. E Tū Whānau Awards Friday 26th March - 9:30am Memorial Hall, Ōtaki CLICK HERE TO BOOK TICKETS
Free Whānau Screening – Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandA precocious, self absorbed little girl finds herself in wildly unfamiliar territory when she makes a wish. There, she encounters a band of highly unusual characters who change the course of her destiny. Click here for more info and to watch the trailer! Free Whānau Screening - Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters Saturday 27th […]
Māoriland Red Carpet Party with TROY KINGI
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandPut on your most glam outfit and walk the red carpet for the annual Māoriland Red Carpet Party. A celebration of all the filmmakers and their collaborators at MFF2021. Featuring the multi award-winning musical artist Troy Kingi and band. An award is given to the film voted as ‘the people’s choice for MFF2021’. There are […]
Māoriland Film Festival at the Govett-Brewster
Govett Brewster 42 Queen Street, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New ZealandMāoriland in partnership with the Govett Brewster are proud to welcome our first screening session of short films specially curated for the Len Lye Cinema. Don't miss this opportunity to view 10 films from 2021 festival. Piiksi Huia dir. Cian Elyse White, Joshua Manyheads Aitu dir. Piripi Curtis, Gabby Faaiuaso Atua dir. Brown Bitty, Chantelle […]
NATIVE Minds: Language Keepers
Onlinehttps://youtu.be/5L7Jbgw34Ek A language can be lost in only one generation. It takes at least three generations to revive one. Native Minds speaks with Indigenous language keepers from three nations. Each has committed to revitalising their mother tongue and passing it on to the next generation and beyond. A native mind is best expressed through his […]
NATIVE Minds: The Doctors
Onlinehttps://youtu.be/lt46Yh6lMWU The medical system has failed Māori for decades, Māori doctors are healers who learn to use the best Western traditions and much more... GP’s, medical centres and hospitals are the first port of call for most people who need physical repair. The medical system has failed Māori for decades, and Pākehā still live longer […]
M.A.T.C.H Open Day
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandAbout this event Calling ALL creative Rangatahi! Want to explore digital skills and technology? M.A.T.C.H - the Māoriland Tech Creative Hub is opening its doors for the last two days […]
M.A.T.C.H Open Day
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandAbout this event Calling ALL creative Rangatahi! Want to explore digital skills and technology? M.A.T.C.H - the Māoriland Tech Creative Hub is opening its doors for the last two days […]
M.A.T.C.H Showcase & Networking
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandM.A.T.C.H - Māoriland Tech Creative Hub invites you to mix and mingle and korero with like-minded pakeke over nibbles and drinks. Do you work from home? Work for yourself, government […]
MFF2023 Keynote Address
Rangiātea Church 33 Te Rauparaha St, Ōtaki, New ZealandThe Māoriland Keynote address is a personal and historical perspective given by a prominent Māori filmmaker. Past keynote speakers were Tainui Stephens, Lawrence Makoare, Larry Parr, Julian and Mabelle Dennison, Rawiri Paratene, Heperi and Awatea Mita, Temuera Morrison, Rena Owen and Te Waihoroi Shortland. Māoriland Film Festival Director, Libby Hakaraia (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Kapu) will […]
MFF2023 Opening Night Screening: Ka Pō
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandKA PŌ Directed by Etienne Aurelius (Tumanang, Hawai'i, Aotearoa) In the mountains of Kauai, a drug-addicted native Hawaiian woman, NANEA, lives with her troubled boyfriend, ELI inside an abandoned school bus. On the night of her mother's funeral, she reaches breaking point and destroys Eli's possessions sending him into a bitter rage. Nanae flees into […]
MFF2023 Closing Night Screening: Slash/Back
Memorial Hall Main Road, Otaki, New ZealandSLASH/BACK Directed by Nyla Innuksuk (Inuit) Set in Pang, a sleepy hamlet nestled in the majestic mountains of Baffin Island in the Arctic Ocean, Maika wakes up to another typical day of her summer holiday. 24 hours of sunlight, no School, no cool boys (well... except one). But Maika and her ragtag friends are suddenly […]
Māoriland Red Carpet Party with the Modern Māori Quartet
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandPut on your most glam outfit and walk the red carpet for the annual Māoriland Red Carpet Party. A celebration of all the filmmakers and their collaborators at MFF2023. The Modern Māori Quartet will be lighting up the dancefloor with their new show - Ngā 80s! What happens when you find a worn cassette at […]
Māoriland Film Festival 2023
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New Zealandhttps://youtu.be/cXfv6CjtYb8 "Mā mua e kē anō ai mā muri - We look to the past so the future may be different" From March 15 - 19, Māoriland Film Festival (MFF) celebrates a decade of Indigenous storytelling in Aotearoa and presents the largest showcase in the festival’s history. The 10th MFF will present over 130 short […]
NATIVE Minds: Matariki
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandNATIVE Minds is a series of interactive discussions hosted by Tainui Stephens that examine how Indigenous thinking shapes our existence and our view of the world. It is an accessible wānanga for all of a curious mind. FREE TO ATTEND. REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE Maramataka & Climate Change with Māori scientist and MetService Pou […]
NATIVE Minds: Matariki – with Dr. Rangi Mātāmua
Maoriland Hub 68 Main Street, Ōtaki, Wellington, New ZealandNATIVE Minds is a series of interactive discussions hosted by Tainui Stephens that examine how Indigenous thinking shapes our existence and our view of the world. It is an accessible wānanga for all of a curious mind. Matariki with Dr Rangi Mātāmua (Tūhoe), Māori cultural astronomy academic: July 8 1pm-2.30pm Māoriland Hub FREE TO ATTEND […]
Māoriland Film Festival 2024
ŌtakiExperience the world of Indigenous film at the 11th Māoriland Film Festival, Aotearoa’s International Indigenous Film Festival, held annually in Ōtaki on the Kāpiti Coast. MFF2024 - MARCH 20 - 24, 2024 Over five days, immerse yourself in a world of captivating screenings, thought-provoking workshops, inspiring art exhibitions, and special events that showcase the diverse […]