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Aotearoa New Zealand’s premier international short film festival. Academy Award®, Goya and BAFTA Qualifying festival. In cinemas October. Book now!

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The lanes are busy, the bowling alley has seen better days, and manager Mira is closing early for a special visitor.

AGAPITO is a 15-minute drama from the Philippines, directed by Arvin Belarmino and Kyla Romero.

Catch it before it disappears in THE SAMPLER, still screening at venues around Aotearoa as part of Show Me Shorts 2026, but not for much longer. by @showmeshorts

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Thank you @showmeshorts and Hannah, hostess with the most, for the fabulous filmmaker talk at @alicecinemafilm this evening! So cool to meet the amazing @samanthajukes and @keacomics, see their clever films - Our Glass and My Journey with FASD - and hear about the films’ inception and what went into making them! Thank you @joe_harrison_photo for the 📸 ❤️ taken in Christchurch, New Zealand by @showmeshorts

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Your vote counts!

Last year, 'ACE' took home the Show Me Shorts People's Choice Award, and the filmmakers are now building on that success with a boosted campaign to help bring their feature film to life!

Who will take home the People's Choice Award in 2026? That's up to you.

If you've been to a Show Me Shorts screening this year, make sure you cast your vote for your favourite film. Your support can make a real difference to the filmmakers and their future projects. Head to our website to vopite by @showmeshorts

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Explore intriguing worlds that are just one step from reality and meet amusingly unusual characters in odd settings: a puppet having an existential crisis, two Kung Fu masters on a date, an artist searching for the perfect thrift-store find, and a poet trapped in a society that frowns on talking. It’s an inventive reverie you won’t want to wake from.

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ODDBALLS & ABSURD CALLS
Wed 21 Oct 6pm taken in Alice Cinema & Film Specialists by @showmeshorts

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What’s the short film you’re still thinking about? We caught up with audiences after their screening to hear their favourites. There’s plenty more to see this festival. Book at our website. by @showmeshorts

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We’ve been asking audiences what they thought of the films. Here’s what they had to say! Show Me Shorts continues around Aotearoa this week. Find your next screening at our website. by @showmeshorts

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Westie friends, Show Me Shorts is coming to Titirangi tomorrow night 17 Oct. I’m hosting a session of The Sampler at Lopdell House starting at 7 pm. It’s a great collection of films. It’s currently about 2/3 full so bookings recommended, but there probably will be a few door sales available.

More details and tickets at the Show Me Shorts website. taken in Lopdell House by @showmeshorts

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🎉 The Show Me Shorts Film Festival Award Winners have been announced and you can catch the winning films on the big screen this Saturday the 17th October at The Village Community Cinema, Tauranga!

We’re hosting 3 x Show Me Shorts sessions this weekend 17/18 October - come to one, come to all & indulge in the finest short films from across the globe!

🎬 AOTEAROA (M) Saturday 17/10 4pm

🎬 AWARD WINNERS (M) Saturday 17/10 6.15pm

🎬 THE SAMPLER (M) Sunday 18/10 4pm

Tickets & info via the link below👇
https://www.theincubator.co.nz/the-village-cinema

#villagecommunitycinema
#showmeshortsfilmfestival
#theincubatorcreativehub
#whatsontauranga by @showmeshorts

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Your afternoon film plans, sorted.

Friday Is Mushroom Soup is one of programmer Beverley’s festival favourites, screening as part of Heartstrings at Show Me Shorts.

Catch it this afternoon at Left Bank Theatre in Thames, or on Saturday afternoon at Beachside Takapuna and Alice Cinema in Christchurch.

Book your tickets at the link in bio. by @showmeshorts

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Kids around the country have been colouring up a storm at our Whānau Friendly screenings! Here’s some of their artwork celebrating the short films they’ve been watching in cinemas.

Swipe through to see a professionally coloured-in sheet by Marisa X Castro, one of the producers of ‘ChickaBoom!’

There are more Whānau Friendly screenings this weekend, so take the kids along! Find a screening near you at our website. by @showmeshorts

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Show Me Shorts hits Matakana Cinemas this weekend! Catch some of the world’s best short films at the best cinema in the district. by @showmeshorts

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Julie Zhu and Ana Chaya Scotney share their reactions after ‘Kurī’ was named Best New Zealand Film at the 2026 Show Me Shorts awards.

Congratulations to the whole ‘Kurī’ team on this win!

See ‘Kurī’ on the big screen in our Award Winners collection, screening around the country. Tickets at the link in bio. by @showmeshorts

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