Maoriland Film Festival 2025 Spotlight on Ōtaki, on the world stage

For five days every year, Ōtaki is home to the largest Indigenous Film Festival in the southern hemisphere. 

The Details

Dates
26 to 30 March
Ticket Price
Various
Location
Various Locations, Ōtaki
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Gem
Palette Art
Palette Art
Calendar
Calendar

Films by Indigenous storytellers from all over the world are presented at Māoriland Film Festival - a film festival for anyone interested in travelling or seeing the world through someone else's eyes.

At Māoriland you will be transported around the globe to where the stories of places and people will intrigue and amaze. Enjoy films, art, emerging technology, industry workshops and kōrero and more! Meet the filmmakers and join the circle of Indigenous cinema.

Nau mai haere mai - we’ll see you there!

Come for the event, stay for the weekend