The 10th Anniversary Māoriland Film Festival was held from March 15-19 in Ōtaki, Aotearoa. At the closing night’s Red Carpet event, the four award winning films were announced, chosen by audience vote. Māoriland Film Festival 2023 People’s Choice Winners are: ‘Tōtara’ Best Feature Film: Sweet As Dir. Jub Clerc (Nyul Nyul, Yawuru) In remote Pilbara […]
Māoriland Charitable Trust is excited to announce Puritia, a capability-building ecosystem for Māori and Indigenous filmmakers and digital creatives. At the heart of Puritia is an Indigenous IP statement, which is being developed with global indigenous partner Film Festivals and with leading Māori IP specialist Lynell Tuffery Huria. The first stage of Puritia – the […]
Māoriland celebrates ten years of collaboration with E Tū Whānau (ETW) for the annual Rangatahi (youth) Film Awards held during the Māoriland Film Festival (MFF). The ETW Rangatahi Film Awards recognise filmmakers aged 12-25 from all over Aotearoa who have created films throughout the year at Māoriland’s rangatahi-led workshops. In these two-day workshops, rangatahi are […]
E ngā mana o te ao, e ngā reo o te wā, tēnā koutou katoa. In late 2013 I was fortunate to stand on a stage at the imagineNATIVE Festival in Toronto and invite the Indigenous film world to Ōtaki. In March 2014, they came: filmmakers from the northern hemisphere, from across te Moana Nui […]
After establishing the Māoriland Film Festival (MFF) 10 years ago, festival director Libby Hakaraia is stepping aside after the 2023 festival, with Madeleine Hakaraia de Young taking up the position. Under Libby’s stewardship, the MFF has grown to be the largest Indigenous film festival in the world, connecting audiences with a wide range of stories […]
From March 15 – 19 2023, Māoriland Film Festival (MFF) will present its largest programme yet in celebration of the 10th year of the festival. Today the festival announces the inclusion of three additional feature films, bringing the total number of films and interactive works in the programme to 148.
Māoriland Productions lead producer Libby Hakaraia has been selected as one of 29 feature film producers worldwide to participate in the European Film Market (EFM) Fiction Toolbox Programme taking place at the European Film Market in Berlin, 16-22 Feb.The EFM is one of the most important film markets and is a significant international trade event. […]
This year, the Māoriland Film Festival (MFF) celebrates a decade of Indigenous storytelling in Aotearoa and presents the largest showcase in the festival’s history.
Ka harikoa, ka menemeneKo Hineraumati, ko Tane RoreKoi nei te wā o te ArohaMeri Kirihimere whānau māMeri Kirihimete tātou mā Meri Kirihimete me te Hape Nū Ia mai Māoriland Day 1 MFF2022 It’s been an amazing 12 months since last Xmas with many, many highlights for the Māoriland whānau. We’ve made films across Aotearoa and in […]
We are looking for people to cast in the short film ‘SOLD’