This article was written by Marta Balaga and originally published by Variety. Beware! New Zealand is ready to hear the roar of its first “authentic” monster movie, “Taniwha.” “If you ask any New Zealander what our own unique Indigenous monster is, they will immediately reply: Taniwha!” explains director Libby Hakaraia. “In our Māori culture, they […]
From July 1 – 23, Kapiti Coast will once again be home to a myriad of celebrations for the Matariki Ramaroa Arts Festival. Matariki Ramaroa is an Arts Festival for all of Kapiti with live music, Māori visual arts exhibitions, the lighting of the Matariki Ramaroa Beacon fires, tree planting, beach cleanups and the NATIVE Minds series of thought […]
To celebrate New Zealand Music Month, Māoriland is releasing performances and Q&A’s with some of this country’s most celebrated musicians recorded live at the Māoriland Hub. In 2020 Māoriland Presents was launched to bring musicians of Aotearoa to the intimate stage of the Māoriland Hub in Ōtaki.
From March 15-19, the Māoriland Film Festival (MFF), the largest international Indigenous film festival in the world, celebrated its 10 year anniversary. 2023 marked Māoriland’s biggest film festival to date, with over 140 films screened from 150 Indigenous nations.The community of Ōtaki saw the return of international guests on a never-before-seen scale; with over 100 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]