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Ainsley Gardiner: film has the power to make you feel connected
Māori film-maker Ainsley Gardiner on her career's evolution

Brightest star: Dame Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog
Dame Jane Campion talks to Joanna Mathers about her brooding new Western.

'Heart-breaking': Film Festival explains why Auckland season had to be cancelled
It's another blow for Auckland cinemas already missing out on big blockbusters.

NZ International Film Festival cancels this year's Auckland edition
Organisers say the current alert level doesn't allow for it.

The first movies revealed for this year's Film Festival
The NZIFF 2021 has mermaids, a groundbreaking Kiwi and a movie based on a Twitter thread.

Bond, vaccines delay kick-off for 2021 NZ International Film Festival
The country's biggest film festival won't return to cinemas until October.

Former film festival director Bill Gosden dies at 66
Gosden has been praised for creating an enduring contribution to NZ film culture.

Karl Puschmann: This year the Film Festival gamble pays off
The stakes are much lower when you don't have to leave the house.

NZIFF Review: Brittany Runs a Marathon
Jillian Bell leaps into the spotlight in a joyous, star-making performance.

NZIFF Review: Sibyl
Virginie Efira stars as a troubled therapist who becomes too involved in a patient's life.

This is the winter of our content: The best of week one for NZIFF
Tom Augustine wraps up week one of the NZ International Film Festival.

NZIFF review: Where's My Roy Cohn? succeeds thanks to its subject
An examination of Roy Cohn offers little insight into the infamous figure's legacy.

NZIFF review: Celeste visually beautiful but storyline weak
Radha Mitchell stars as a former opera singer in a film that is more style than substance.

NZIFF review: Litigante nails the way life just happens sometimes
Beautifully drawn Litigante an authentic portrait of one woman struggling to stay afloat.

NZIFF review: Manta Ray a poetic cinematic view on Rohingya crisis
Manta Ray is a stirring story of unlikely human connection.

NZIFF review: Cold Case Hammarskjöld
Documentary about death of Dag Hammarskjöld is entertaining if factually uneven

NZIFF Review: Bellbird taps into effect of toxic masculinity
Local flick Bellbird provides plenty of laughs and tender moments.

Births and deaths: the tragic story of China's one child policy
Award winning film director Nanfu Wang talks about her controversial documentary.

Ant Timpson is incredibly strange
If this is the last Incredibly Strange Film Festival, it's been a heck of a ride.

NZIFF '19 – Tom Augustine's picks for what to see this year
What to pick: Tom Augustine on must sees at the NZ International Film Festival.