Māoriland Film Festival (MFF) is Aotearoa's International Indigenous film festival celebrating Indigenous voices and storytelling in film. Each March, Māoriland brings Indigenous films and their creators to Ōtaki on Aotearoa’s (New Zealand) Kāpiti Coast for five days of screenings, workshops, art exhibitions and special events.
Māoriland Film Festival is operated out of the Māoriland Hub in the beautiful coastal town of Ōtaki, just one hour north of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington.
At Māoriland we believe in the vitality of Indigenous knowledge and the power of being able to communicate Indigenous perspectives in Indigenous terms. The works presented at Māoriland are a showcase of the immense wealth of Indigenous creative talents, demonstrating the unique and diverse perspectives of Indigenous people the world over.
Māoriland celebrates these works in unique settings across Ōtaki, including marae (traditional carved houses), an award-winning leisure centre and outdoors using the best technology.
MFF has a strong focus on developing youth filmmaking with a series of youth workshops held throughout the year.
Tāria taku moko Māori ki ngā kiriata o te wā.
Embed my Native soul in film.
