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NZIFF 2021 Q&A with the directors of Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts
Find out more about the short films in this year’s Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts.
27 Oct
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The best movies and shows coming to Disney+ and Star in November
Enjoy big-screen action at home alongside exclusive originals.
26 Oct
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Kathleen Gallagher on Rohe Kōreporepo – The Swamp, the Sacred Place
NZIFF doco on Māori and Pākehā kaitiaki repo (swamp guardians).
26 Oct
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Jim Speers on Japanese whaling village doco Ayukawa: The Weight of a Life
Post-whaling and post-tsunami, work in Ayukawa has dried up and the population is in decline.
26 Oct
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The best movies and shows coming to Prime Video this November
Fantasy epic series The Wheel of Time leads November’s new releases.
26 Oct
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Annie Goldson shares the personal journeys of New Zealanders in A Mild Touch of Cancer
David Downs and other Kiwis share their experiences with cancer – including an innovative treatment.
23 Oct
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The best movies and shows coming to Netflix in November
Army of the Dead prequel, Princess Diana musical, Seinfeld and more…
22 Oct
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Lula Cucchiara on doco Fiona Clark: Unafraid, photographer of NZ’s 1970s queer scene
New doco examines an Aotearoa photographer’s vital early work and the controversy accompanying it.
22 Oct
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Luit Bieringa on Signed, Theo Schoon, his doco portrait of a maverick artist
Theo Schoon, legendary artist and outsider that shook the culture of New Zealand.
19 Oct
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Jan Oliver Lucks on his real-life relationship film There Is No “I” in Threesome
Documents a Kiwi couple trying to make a sexually explorative, open relationship work.
19 Oct
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Succession is back, hitting the ground running in season three
Television’s most awful (and awfully watchable) family is back.
18 Oct
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Michelle Savill on her Ana Scotney-starring comedy-drama Millie Lies Low
Savill’s film follows someone trying to bluff their way out of a tricky predicament.
18 Oct
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Briar March on anti-nuke activism doco Mothers of the Revolution
NZIFF doco tells the story of the 19 year-long Greenham Common women’s peace camp.
15 Oct
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Peter Brook Bell tells us about UFC champ Mark Hunt doco The Fight of His Life
“Mark has had to fight for everything he has in life.”
14 Oct
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10 possibly under the radar picks for NZIFF 2021
Need a hand navigating the NZIFF programme? We’re here to help.
14 Oct
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Shirley Horrocks on new doco about the PM’s Chief Science Advisor
Started before COVID-19, Juliet Gerrard: Science in Dark Times captures the pandemic.
13 Oct
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Florian Habicht tells us about the new colourised version of Woodenhead
Florian Habicht’s enchanting 2003 debut plays at this year’s NZIFF.
13 Oct
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Win double passes to stunning documentary Becoming Cousteau
Becoming Cousteau chronicles the life of an ocean-mad filmmaker and pioneer.
13 Oct
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Full programme announced for NZIFF in Christchurch and Wellington
If you can make it to this year’s fest, there’s plenty of great viewing in store.
11 Oct
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The 50 best movies on Netflix New Zealand
The definitive list of the best films to stream on Netflix NZ.
09 Oct
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Disappointment for Tāmaki Makaurau as Auckland leg of NZIFF is cancelled
Deeply disappointing (if inevitable) news has come today.
07 Oct
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