A 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
Free Whānau Screening – Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters
A 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 […]
E Tū Whānau Awards
The 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. […]
Māoriland Rangatahi Film Festival
The 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 […]
Opening Night Screening – Cousins
Join 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, […]
Māoriland Keynote Address – Rena Owen
The 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, […]
Māoriland Film Festival 2021
Māoriland 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 […]
NZFC grants He Ara to Māoriland Productions
We are very excited to announce that MĀORILAND PRODUCTIONS is a recipient of a He Ara grant from the New Zealand Film Commission. This grant will help Maoriland to develop […]
MĀORILAND 2019 – Call For Submissions
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 […]
MFF 2018 MANUWHIRI (DELEGATE) PASS
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 […]
The Māoriland Social Club
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. […]
MĀORILAND 2018 – Call For Submissions
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 […]
He Tirohanga Mō MFF 2017– A View Of The Festival
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 […]
MFF 2017 MANUWHIRI (DELEGATE) PASS
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 […]
imagineNATIVE to host International Premiere of The Native Slam
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 […]
Māoriland Film Festival – Officially a Charitable Organisation
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 […]