Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington • New Zealand International Film Festival

Even more movies coming to Wellington

What else is new? A bunch of exciting late additions, that's what! Check out whats joining this year's programme list.

NZIFF x Letterboxd Surprise Screening

This year we’re trying something a little different…

General tickets on sale now!

Get in quick, sessions are going fast!

NZIFF 2026 programmes are in your town!

Find out where you can get yours

Meet our special guests!

We're rolling out the red carpet for the people behind the films

Even more movies coming to Wellington

NZIFF x Letterboxd Surprise Screening

General tickets on sale now!

NZIFF 2026 programmes are in your town!

Meet our special guests!

Featured Events

Japan Cinema Day

NZIFF x Letterboxd Meet-up and Surprise Screening

NZIFF After Dark

2026 Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington Schedule

Browse the Programme 12 August–30 August 2026

10:00 AM

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Amélie et la Métaphysique des tubes 2025

Embassy Theatre 76 mins

Kim Novak's Vertigo 2025

Roxy Cinema 76 mins

10:15 AM

Silent Friend 2025

Light House Cinema Petone 145 mins

Lost Land Harà Watan 2025

Massey University National Academy of Screen Arts Cinema 99 mins

10:45 AM

Portobello (Eps 4 - 6) 2025

Light House Cinema Cuba 174 mins

11:45 AM

Ngā Whanaunga Aotearoa: New Zealand's Best 2026 Programme One Selling Fast

Roxy Cinema 103 mins + Q&A to follow

12:00 PM

No Good Men 2026

Embassy Theatre 100 mins

12:15 PM

AnyMart チルド 2026 Sold Out

Massey University National Academy of Screen Arts Cinema 88 mins

1:00 PM

Sheep in the Box 箱の中の羊 2026

Light House Cinema Petone 126 mins

2:05 PM

Bucks Harbor 2026

Light House Cinema Cuba 98 mins

2:15 PM

Last Man Standing 2026 Selling Fast

Embassy Theatre 122 mins + Q&A to follow

All the Lovers in the Night すべて真夜中の恋人たち 2025 Selling Fast

Massey University National Academy of Screen Arts Cinema 139 mins + Q&A to follow

Ngā Whanaunga Aotearoa: New Zealand's Best 2026 Programme Two Selling Fast

Roxy Cinema 100 mins + Q&A to follow

3:30 PM

Hen Kota 2025 Sold Out

Light House Cinema Petone 96 mins

4:05 PM

The Last One for the Road Le città di pianura 2025 Sold Out

Light House Cinema Cuba 100 mins

4:45 PM

The Tale of Silyan 2025 Selling Fast

Roxy Cinema 80 mins

5:30 PM

Minotaur 2026 Selling Fast

Embassy Theatre 135 mins

Sundays Los domingos 2025

Light House Cinema Petone 115 mins

Nagi Notes ナギダイアリー 2026

Massey University National Academy of Screen Arts Cinema 110 mins

6:20 PM

Goodbye, Cruel World Adieu monde cruel 2026

Light House Cinema Cuba 93 mins

6:30 PM

Iván & Hadoum 2026

Roxy Cinema 100 mins

7:45 PM

The Fox 2025 Sold Out

Light House Cinema Petone 90 mins

The Samurai and the Prisoner 黒牢城 2026 Sold Out

Massey University National Academy of Screen Arts Cinema 147 mins

8:15 PM

Trial of Hein Der Heimatlose 2026

Light House Cinema Cuba 122 mins + Q&A to follow

8:30 PM

Mysterious Skin 2004

Embassy Theatre 105 mins

The Good Boy Heel 2025

Roxy Cinema 110 mins