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Coming to a cinema near you from 29 July - 9 September 2026 🍿

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📢Surprise Film Announcement, presented by @letterboxd PLUS @nziff x @letterboxd Meet-up 🎉

This year we’re trying something a little different… Auckland and Wellington audiences will be treated to a secret screening presented in association with our friends at @letterboxd. We’ll also be hosting a Letterboxd meet-up at the Civic before the Auckland screening, your opportunity to meet likeminded Letterboxd die-hards!

Your clues for the film 👀
* This film will NOT be playing elsewhere in the festival.
* It was released in 2026.
* And it played at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

We’ll leave you to figure out the rest! Secret screenings are on in Auckland on 8 August and Wellington on 15 August - details and tickets at nziff.co.nz and find out more about the meet-up at nziff.co.nz/letterboxd by @nziff

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Trailer for Time and Water 🏔️

An Icelandic writer who preserves vanishing glaciers, departed grandparents, family memories, and flowing time in his personal archives, transforming loss into a time capsule.

See it during NZIFF. Tickets at the link in bio. by @nziff

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Official trailer for JIM QUEEN 🌈 A gay influencer’s life crumbles when a virus turns Paris’s gay men straight. He teams up with a twink to find a rumoured cure in the Marais district.

The film is playing in this year's @nziff programme! More info at the link in bio. by @nziff

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Matakana - tickets are now on sale!
As the area where our opening night movie Big Girls Don’t Cry was filmed, it feels extra special to have @matakanacinemas as one of our venues this year. 🎉

Whether you’re a local looking for a top notch film or an Auckland visitor enjoying the beachside vibes, the festival is on in Matakana from 27 August-9 September, check out nziff.co.nz for details! by @nziff

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Tickets are FLYING out the door for the Opening Night screenings of BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY at @nziff! 🥹

Have you got yours yet? Link in bio for tix. by @nziff

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Coming soon to NZIFF, Jimpa is the queer family drama everyone’s falling in love with! 💛

Starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow, the film follows Hannah and her non-binary teen Frances, who travel to Amsterdam to visit grandad Jimpa, an HIV-positive academic. While Frances soon settles in, Hannah struggles with unresolved hurt and past issues left unsaid. But it’s not all super serious - this is a story told with honesty, humour and a ton of heart, as the family members navigate identity and all the messiness of intergenerational dynamics.

Meet Aussie director Sophie Hyde at Q&A sessions at Jimpa’s Auckland screenings on August 1 and 2. More at nziff.co.nz by @nziff

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The countdown is on, film fans! It's officially only a week until this year's festival kicks off in Auckland on 29 July! 🎉 🎬 👀

It's safe to say we're pretty excited.... get your tickets asap! by @nziff

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From gay truckers to Kiwi classics, Cannes winners to a handsome Hollywood star playing one of the world's most notorious presidents, this year's NZIFF programme sure is diverse!

Our friend Simon Morris (you might remember the voice from RNZ's At the Movies) popped into the office to share some of his picks, and while he might not have heard of Charli XCX, Sandra Hüller's latest films (Fatherland, Rose) are on his list.

What NZIFF movies have caught your eye this year? 🍿🎬 by @nziff

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"Hirokazu Koreeda turns the stuff of dystopian nightmares into a beautiful fairytale study of loss" - Deadline

In the near future, Otone and Kensuke, a grieving couple who have lost their son, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.

See SHEEP IN THE BOX first at Whānau Mārama NZ International Film Festival from July 29 - Sept 9. by @nziff

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Roll up, roll up Dunedin! Tickets are now on sale!! 🎉

Get yours through nziff.co.nz or pop into one of our participating cinemas (Rialto Cinemas and Regent Theatre - check box office opening times beforehand). We can't wait to see you there!

📷 Justin Spiers by @nziff

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NZIFF @nziff 2026 is finally here and tickets are officially on sale! 🎥🍿🎬🇳🇿

With a carefully curated selection of 100+ films to choose from, this year’s Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival programme has something for every type of movie fan. Copies are on their way to towns around NZ, or grab the digital version and see the full list of films in alphabetical or strand order at nziff.co.nz.

Pick up your programme from The Civic Box Office and book now — spending the long weekend curating our must-see list to watch under the stars of The Civic 🌟🎥

Civic Box Office hours:
Thursday 9 & Friday 10 July: 10am–6pm
Tuesdays–Fridays: 1pm–6pm*
Saturdays: 11am–4pm
*Box office closes at 5:30pm on Fri 17 July

Festival runs 29 Jul–9 Sep. Counting down to opening night! 🎟️ taken in Auckland, New Zealand by @nziff

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Lights down. Screen up. @nziff is back at the Isaac Theatre Royal. 🎬
The New Zealand International Film Festival is on sale NOW! VISIT THE ITR this August for twelve films, three days and one very good reason to go to the movies!

📅 21–23 August 2026
🎟️ Full programme and tickets at nziff.co.nz

#NZIFF #IsaacTheatreRoyal #Christchurch #Ōtautahi #Cinema taken in Isaac Theatre Royal by @nziff

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