9 August 2025

New Zealand International Film Festival

Whānau Mārama, The New Zealand International Film Festival, returns to Ōtautahi. The very best in both world and New Zealand cinema.

Founded along with the Dunedin event in 1977, the Christchurch Festival in the South Island’s largest city presents substantially the same highlights programme.

Christchurch is a city of avid moviegoers for whom NZIFF functions as a popular showcase of the international festival circuit.

Following Dunedin and Christchurch, a selection of up to thirty films travels to twelve provincial cities, beginning with the university towns of Hamilton and Palmerston North.

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Founded along with the Dunedin event in 1977, the Christchurch Festival in the South Island’s largest city presents substantially the same highlights programme.

Christchurch is a city of avid moviegoers for whom NZIFF functions as a popular showcase of the international festival circuit.

Following Dunedin and Christchurch, a selection of up to thirty films travels to twelve provincial cities, beginning with the university towns of Hamilton and Palmerston North.

Location
Lumière Cinema, The Arts Centre, 26 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch Central

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