All the NZIFF films returning to cinemas nationwide
2040, Apollo 11, Midsommar, and more will return.
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Herbs: Songs of Freedom director on his doco about local music legends
NZ Music Hall of Fame inductees Herbs are celebrated in new doco
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Director of 2040 on making people understand and act on climate change
“If you give them the tools, great things can happen.”
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The 19 best films of NZIFF ’19
It’s been another standout year.
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A gorgeous Dunedin stop-motion film plays as part of NZIFF
And there’s also a one-man jazz animation from NZ.
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Vivarium director on how his sci-fi blends housing crisis and The Quiet Earth
“It’s the cycle of strangeness.”
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Animals director Sophie Hyde on her Dublin-set tale of female friendship
“We’re kind of constantly coming of age or shifting into different seasons of our life, I think”
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Judy & Punch director on her made-up tale about real-life misogynistic puppets
“I deliberately wanted to make a movie that felt tonally unusual”
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The storytellers behind New Zealand’s Best short films playing at NZIFF 2019
Get to know the short filmmakers picked by Jane Campion.
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Director of Bellbird on his feature film ode to the rural Kiwi way of life
The film in 8 words: “Loss, hope and love in rural New Zealand.”
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The joys and challenges of making a film about a master Māori carver
We ask director Robin Greenberg 7 questions about her film.
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Terrifying cult horror Midsommar a late confirmation to NZIFF
You’ll either rub your hands in glee or stay very far away.
